Contrast integration over area is extensive: A three-stage model of spatial summation

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Baker, Daniel H ^a   Meese, Tim S ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area summation; Computational modeling; Contrast detection threshold; Contrast energy; Contrast integration; Spatial summation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855417617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.14.14     Document Type: Article

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