Optimal integration of shading and binocular disparity for depth perception

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Lovell, Paul G ^a   Bloj, Marina ^b   Harris, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D surface and shape perception; Binocular vision; Depth; Shading; Shape and contour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BINOCULAR VISION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CUES; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; VISION DISPARITY; VISION, BINOCULAR;

EID: 84859784679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.1.1     Document Type: Article

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