Optical superresolution and visual hyperacuity

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 467-480

  Westheimer, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffraction; Image analysis; Retinal image; Visual cortex; Visual optics; Visual spatial processing

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL SUPERRESOLUTION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL HYPERACUITY; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

HUMANS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; RETINA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84863842021     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: 18731635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.05.001     Document Type: Review

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