A simpler structure for local spatial channels revealed by sustained perifoveal stimuli

Journal of Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kontsevich, Leonid L ^a   Tyler, Christopher W ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Cortical scaling; Masking; Periphery; Spatial vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA FOVEA; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISUAL FIELD;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL FIELDS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878367359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/13.1.23     Document Type: Article

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