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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00572/full |