Noise improves visual motion discrimination via a stochastic resonance-like phenomenon

The stochastic resonance (SR) is a phenomenon in which adding a moderate amount of noise can improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and performance of nonlinear systems. SR occurs in all sensory modalities including the visual system in which noise can enhance contrast detection sensitivity and the...

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Main Authors: Mario Treviño, Braniff De la Torre-Valdovinos, Elias Manjarrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00572/full