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Vision: when does looking bigger mean seeing better?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20462478     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A recent study shows that our ability to discriminate the orientation of a visual pattern improves if the pattern appears larger.
Authors:
Daniel Kersten; Scott O Murray
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current biology : CB     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1879-0445     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-13     Completed Date:  2010-08-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9107782     Medline TA:  Curr Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R398-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, N218 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. kersten@umn.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Distance Perception / physiology
Humans
Orientation / physiology
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology*
Visual Acuity / physiology*
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Curr Biol. 2010 May 11;20(9):841-4   [PMID:  20434339 ]

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