| Masking effect produced by Mach bands on the detection of narrow bars of random polarity. | |
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PMID: 15330463 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Difficulties arise in measuring masking by Mach bands because very-low-contrast signals distort the bands. [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17, 1147 (2000).] Adding narrow luminance increments (bright bars) in the dark Mach band widens the dark band; adding decrements (dark bars) narrows the dark band, and conversely in the bright bands. Randomizing signal polarity prevents observers from using the distortion of the Mach bands as a cue to the presence of the signal. We measured (two-alternative-forced-choice) Mach bands' masking of randomly selected bright (incremental) or dark (decremental) bars. Detection was worse in both dark and bright Mach bands than on the neighboring plateaus. Separate analysis of trials containing only one polarity signal revealed 9-cycle/deg oscillations in performance as a function of location. Oscillations in the two polarities were approximately 180 degrees out of phase. |
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Authors:
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G B Henning; K T Hoddinott; Z J Wilson-Smith; N J Hill |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision Volume: 21 ISSN: 1084-7529 ISO Abbreviation: J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis Publication Date: 2004 Aug |
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Created Date: 2004-08-27 Completed Date: 2004-10-12 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9800943 Medline TA: J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1379-87 Citation Subset: - |
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The Sensory Research Unit, Department of Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD, UK. |
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