Visual perception and the statistical properties of natural scenes
WS Geisler - Annu. Rev. Psychol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The environments in which we live and the tasks we must perform to survive and reproduce
have shaped the design of our perceptual systems through evolution and experience …
have shaped the design of our perceptual systems through evolution and experience …
[HTML][HTML] Local luminance and contrast in natural images
RA Frazor, WS Geisler - Vision research, 2006 - Elsevier
Within natural images there is substantial spatial variation in both local contrast and local
luminance. Understanding the statistics of these variations is important for understanding the …
luminance. Understanding the statistics of these variations is important for understanding the …
Representation of surface luminance and contrast in primary visual cortex
J Dai, Y Wang - Cerebral cortex, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In visual perception, object identification requires both the ability to define regions of uniform
luminance and zones of luminance contrast. Neural processes underlying contrast detection …
luminance and zones of luminance contrast. Neural processes underlying contrast detection …
Responses of neurons in primary visual cortex to transient changes in local contrast and luminance
WS Geisler, DG Albrecht, AM Crane - Journal of Neuroscience, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
During normal saccadic inspection of natural images, the receptive fields of cortical neurons
are bombarded with frequent simultaneous changes in local mean luminance and contrast …
are bombarded with frequent simultaneous changes in local mean luminance and contrast …
Local reliability weighting explains identification of partially masked objects in natural images
S Sebastian, ES Seemiller… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
A fundamental natural visual task is the identification of specific target objects in the
environments that surround us. It has long been known that some properties of the …
environments that surround us. It has long been known that some properties of the …
[HTML][HTML] Temporal modulation improves dynamic peripheral acuity
JA Patrick, NW Roach, PV McGraw - Journal of Vision, 2019 - jov.arvojournals.org
Macular degeneration and related visual disorders greatly limit foveal function, resulting in
reliance on the peripheral retina for tasks requiring fine spatial vision. Here we investigate …
reliance on the peripheral retina for tasks requiring fine spatial vision. Here we investigate …
[PDF][PDF] Stimulus Reliability in Serial Dependence: Facing Noise
A Lidström - 2022 - psyarxiv.com
Despite exposure to various sources of visual noise, we experience the surrounding world
as very stable. Evidence suggests that this sense of stability emerges as the visual system …
as very stable. Evidence suggests that this sense of stability emerges as the visual system …
[PDF][PDF] Gain controls based on luminance and contrast in the early visual system
V Mante - 2005 - research-collection.ethz.ch
This work has been performed in the laboratory of Matteo Carandini and is the fruit of a close
collaboration with Vincent Bonin. It was initiated in 2001 at the Institute of Neuroinformatics …
collaboration with Vincent Bonin. It was initiated in 2001 at the Institute of Neuroinformatics …
[PDF][PDF] Contrast gain control, noise and spike threshold in the early visual system
V Bonin - 2005 - research-collection.ethz.ch
The patterns of light falling onto our retinas vary from one instant to another. The magnitude
of these variations surpasses the dynamic range of the neurons by several orders of …
of these variations surpasses the dynamic range of the neurons by several orders of …
Edge-and region-based processes of 2nd-order vision
L Norman - 2013 - etheses.dur.ac.uk
The human visual system is sensitive to 2nd-order image properties (often called texture
properties). Spatial gradients in certain 2nd-order properties are edge-based, in that …
properties). Spatial gradients in certain 2nd-order properties are edge-based, in that …