Vision: when does looking bigger mean seeing better?
A recent study shows that our ability to discriminate the orientation of a visual pattern improves if the pattern appears larger.
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Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, N218 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. kersten@umn.edu
Murray
Scott O
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D004215:Distance Perception / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*