Radial frequency stimuli and sine-wave gratings seem to be processed by distinct contrast brain mechanisms

An assumption commonly made in the study of visual perception is that the lower the contrast threshold for a given stimulus, the more sensitive and selective will be the mechanism that processes it. On the basis of this consideration, we investigated contrast thresholds for two classes of stimuli: s...

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Main Authors: M.L.B. Simas, R.M.T.B.L. Nogueira, N.A. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000300013