| Global form perception: interactions between luminance and texture information. | |
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PMID: 10484211 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: This experiment reports the independence of first- and second-order processing mechanisms in form perception. METHODS: Symmetrical dot patterns were created using either luminance-increment dots (luminance above background), or texture-defined dots (average luminance equal to background). The proportion of luminance increment or texture dots defining each pattern was varied among fields of noise dots of the same type to determine symmetry detection thresholds. RESULTS: Differences in detection thresholds were found between luminance- and texture-defined patterns. Further, symmetry detection thresholds for luminance-increment dot patterns were resistant to noise defined by dots of opposite contrast polarity (luminance-decrement dots) or texture, while texture-defined patterns were resistant to neither texture nor luminance-decrement noise. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that symmetry perception, along with other types of form perception, use both first- and second-order processing mechanisms. The data are compatible with a second-order system that includes a negative half-wave rectifying non-linearity. |
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Authors:
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R van der Zwan; D R Badcock; B Parkin |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology Volume: 27 ISSN: 0814-9763 ISO Abbreviation: Aust N Z J Ophthalmol Publication Date: 1999 Jun-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-10-14 Completed Date: 1999-10-14 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8505423 Medline TA: Aust N Z J Ophthalmol Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 268-70 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. rickv@psych.usyd.edu.au |
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Contrast Sensitivity
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physiology* Cues Form Perception / physiology* Humans Light* Sensory Thresholds Visual Cortex / physiology* |
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