The place of human psychophysics in modern neuroscience

Highlights • Human psychophysics is a rigorous, quantitative way of examining our own perceptual experience. • It has made vital contributions to neuroscience over several centuries. • New techniques in both humans and other animals complement psychophysics and enhance its power rather than supersed...

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Published in:Neuroscience 2015-06, Vol.296, p.116-129
Main Author: Read, J.C.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brain - physiology
computational neuroscience
Computer Simulation
cortex
Depth Perception - physiology
fMRI
functional magnetic resonance imaging
human
Humans
Models, Neurological
Neurology
Neurosciences - methods
Photic Stimulation
psychophysics
Psychophysics - methods
stereo vision
vision
Vision, Binocular - physiology
Visual Cortex - physiology
Visual Pathways - physiology
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Summary:Highlights • Human psychophysics is a rigorous, quantitative way of examining our own perceptual experience. • It has made vital contributions to neuroscience over several centuries. • New techniques in both humans and other animals complement psychophysics and enhance its power rather than superseding it.
ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.036