Perception of Contour: I. Introduction,

Abstract

Experimental evidence is presented which led to the interpretation that the higher derivatives of energy with respect to distance on the retina may be considered as the main effective stimulus to contour formation and the chief feature of the physical world which carries visual intelligence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 1953
Accession Number
AD0019386

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aviation Medicine
  • Diffraction
  • Discrimination
  • Electrochemical Cells
  • Errors
  • Eye
  • Eye Diseases
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intensity
  • Military Research
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Navy
  • Optic Nerve
  • Perception
  • Power Series
  • Visual Acuity

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.