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Discrimination of global-motion signal strength.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9893814     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ability of observers to discriminate differences in global-motion-signal strength (that is the proportion of coherently moving dots in a field of randomly moving dots) was determined for both first and second-order stimuli. Observers could accurately discriminate differences in signal intensity for all reference signal levels tested; 20-100%. A similar pattern of performance was obtained for both types of stimuli. The observed first-order signal-discrimination performance is compatible with the results of electrophysiological studies that have investigated the dependence of the firing rate of V5 cells (also called the middle temporal area) upon global-motion signal intensity.
Authors:
M Edwards; D R Badcock
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0042-6989     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  1998 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-02-08     Completed Date:  1999-02-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3051-6     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA. mark@hering.berkeley.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Differential Threshold / physiology
Humans
Male
Motion Perception / physiology*
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology
Psychophysics

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