title: Modelling the power spectra of natural images: statistics and information.
abstract: Power spectra of an extensive set of natural images were analysed. Both the total power in a spectrum (corresponding to image contrast) and its dependence on spatial frequency vary considerably between images, and also within images when considered as functions of orientation. A series of probabilistic models for power spectra enabled calculating the information obtained from prior knowledge of parameters describing spectra. Most information is gained from contrast, 1/f2 spatial frequency behaviour, and contrast as a function of orientation. Variations in spatial frequency behaviour are relatively unimportant. For oriented contrast, a bandwidth of 10-30 deg is sufficient to obtain most information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Schaaf
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: van Hateren
mesh_terms: D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008959:Models, Neurological; D012399:Rotation; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*