Mach bands, Hermann grid, and lateral inhibition in the retina
dc.contributor.author | Aktuna, Nuri | en |
dc.contributor.committeechair | Nadler, Morton | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Conners, Richard W. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Prestrude, Albert M. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Electrical Engineering | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-14T21:48:53Z | en |
dc.date.adate | 2008-11-01 | en |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-14T21:48:53Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 1990-08-06 | en |
dc.date.rdate | 2008-11-01 | en |
dc.date.sdate | 2008-11-01 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Literature about two illusions that are traditionally linked to lateral inhibitory processes in the retina is surveyed. Despite much research and a long history, the Mach bands illusion has not yet been very well-understood. Quantitative data is lacking, while qualitative data is controversial. The Hennann Grid illusion, equally old, has not yet been fully explored either. A critical and a comparative review of the experiments and the conclusions is carried out, noting common results as well as contradictory ones. New experiments and a different method of measurement are then proposed. Some preliminary experiments and their results are included in the appendix together with a review of recent knowledge about the primate retina and its functioning. | en |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
dc.format.extent | viii, 165 leaves | en |
dc.format.medium | BTD | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.other | etd-11012008-063717 | en |
dc.identifier.sourceurl | http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11012008-063717/ | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45424 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
dc.relation.haspart | LD5655.V855_1990.A368.pdf | en |
dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 23612968 | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1990.A368 | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mach bands | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Physiological optics | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Retina -- Research | en |
dc.title | Mach bands, Hermann grid, and lateral inhibition in the retina | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Electrical Engineering | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
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