Computation of relative numerosity of circular dot textures

Journal of Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Raphael, Sabine ^a   Morgan, Michael ^a   Dillenburger, Barbara ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerosity; Signal detection theory; Texture density

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878357151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/13.2.17     Document Type: Article

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