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Orientation tuning of human face processing estimated by contrast matching in transparency displays

Date

Authors

Martini, Paolo

McKone, Elinor

Nakayama, Ken

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

Upright images of faces appear more salient than faces of other orientations. We exploited this effect in a titration experiment where faces were superimposed in transparency. By manipulating the physical contrast of the component images, we measured the

Keywords

Keywords: article; controlled study; face; human; human experiment; illumination; image display; priority journal; vision; visual orientation; visual stimulation; Contrast Sensitivity; Face; Humans; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Perceptual Distortion; Psychophysics; Configural processing; Contrast matching; Holistic processing; Human face processing; Orientation tuning

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20283

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Vision Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.visres.2005.11.014

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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