Vision Res October 2007 PMID 17869321

Inverse modeling of human contrast response.

Mikhail Katkov, Misha Tsodyks, Dov Sagi

Mentions

24
Peak: 4 in Nov 2019
across 2 sources since Nov 2019

Extended reach

129,719
potential audience

Total likes

70

Video views

13,298

Mentions per month

Nov 2019 – Oct 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter22 posts
  • YouTube2 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Discussions reflect a general interest in the research's connection to broader vision science topics, such as motion perception and perceptual calibration, with examples like references to symmetry with earlier work and mention of related experiments. The tone suggests respect for the work’s significance but stops short of strong enthusiasm or critique, emphasizing its role in ongoing scientific dialogues.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the relevance of the article, with some referencing related concepts in vision science, indicating general agreement on its significance.

InterestModerate interest

The posts show mild interest, with some sharing background knowledge and linking to other foundational studies, suggesting a curiosity without deep critique or enthusiasm.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants reference specific studies and methodological approaches, demonstrating moderate engagement, but tend to stay at a surface level without deep critique or exploration.

ImpactNeutral impact

The discussions imply that the article contributes to ongoing conversations but don't highlight immediate transformative effects, leading to a neutral impact assessment.

Abstract in brief

  • The study reveals that mathematical singularities in Signal Detection Theory can lead to unreliable parameter estimation in contrast discrimination tasks using the 2-Alternative-Forced-Choice (2AFC) method.
  • To address this issue, the researchers introduced an Identification Task (IT), which allows observers to identify one out of multiple contrasts, resulting in more consistent data across experimental sessions.
  • Results showed that Contrast Response Functions exhibited high gain at low contrasts and low gain at high contrasts, while Noise Amplitudes decreased at low contrasts and stabilized at higher contrasts, aligning with the behavioral dip in Threshold versus Contrast curves.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Danny Garside
@da5nsy · X

Here's the paper I'm reading: https://t.co/3IXx2hmC24 for demonstration. Since I’m presenting this as a live(ish) demo, there are going to be some dead ends (things I try that don’t work), but that’s fine because that’s life.

Nov 8, 2019 · 4 likes · 1,140 followers View post →
Akiyoshi Kitaoka
@AkiyoshiKitaoka · X

Anstis, S. M. (1970). Phi movement as a subtraction process. Vision Research, 10, 1411–1430. doi: 10.1016/0042-6989(70)90092-1 https://t.co/Y5ZYl5Afrg

Aug 30, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 69,150 followers View post →
Danny Garside
@da5nsy · X

Neither great for old papers though. So, clicking through the @scite link (takes me here: https://t.co/R6303uRKis) shows me snippets of text from the papers which cite this paper.

Nov 8, 2019 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,140 followers View post →
maz
@dynamicsoar · X

https://t.co/o8SLRYvc3N どんぴしゃなタイトルだ

Feb 22, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,416 followers View post →
Martin Rolfs
@MartinRolfs · X

@tsawallis @ConstantinRoth1 @RucciMichele @HafedLab In a seminar on vision, shouldn’t papers that do not consider eye movements be the exception? But I suppose 1 paper per seminar does reflect the proportions in the classics in vision science accurately.

Oct 10, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,828 followers View post →
Danny Garside
@da5nsy · X

The one of special interest is the one marked as 'supporting' (https://t.co/3IXx2hmC24). It seems like @scite use a black box to make these distinctions, but it’s enough to make me actually skim the paper and see what they’re saying.

Nov 8, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,140 followers View post →

All mentions

高橋泰城(たかはしたいき)
@tweet_taiki · X

https://t.co/vCbuyySbWz Smeets JB, Brenner E. The difference between the perception of absolute and relative motion: a reaction time study. Vision Res. 1994 Jan;34(2):191-5. doi: 10.1016/0042-6989(94)90331-x. PMID: 8116278. 絶対速度と相対速度の知覚の論文は無料でここでよめますね

Oct 11, 2025 · 10,173 followers View post →
Shigekazu Ishihara
@shigekzishihara · X

RT @AkiyoshiKitaoka: Anstis, S. M. (1970). Phi movement as a subtraction process. Vision Research, 10, 1411–1430. doi: 10.1016/0042-6989(70…

Aug 30, 2023 · 1 share · 7,071 followers View post →
Akiyoshi Kitaoka
@AkiyoshiKitaoka · X

Anstis, S. M. (1970). Phi movement as a subtraction process. Vision Research, 10, 1411–1430. doi: 10.1016/0042-6989(70)90092-1 https://t.co/Y5ZYl5Afrg

Aug 30, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 69,150 followers View post →
Gary Lupyan
@glupyan · X

@PsychScientists Sure, there's a physical cause, but it need not be an actual visual target being tracked. See also https://t.co/PNophm7xKS

Jan 13, 2023 · 4,017 followers View post →
Guillaume Graciani
@graciani_g · X

By removing the lens, we get less UV absorption! And some of this UV light is picked up by the S cone, resulting in a visible color signal in our brain https://t.co/Os11RrXTa9

Nov 16, 2022 · 125 followers View post →
Martin Rolfs
@MartinRolfs · X

@tsawallis @ConstantinRoth1 @RucciMichele @HafedLab In a seminar on vision, shouldn’t papers that do not consider eye movements be the exception? But I suppose 1 paper per seminar does reflect the proportions in the classics in vision science accurately.

Oct 10, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,828 followers View post →
Jacob R. Cheeseman
@jrcheeseman · X

@StevenDakin Field, D. J., & Hess, R. F. (1996). Uncalibrated Distortions vs Undersampling. Vision Research, 36(14), 2121–2124. https://t.co/UkmaqED2uS

Sep 22, 2022 · 247 followers View post →
Jacob R. Cheeseman
@jrcheeseman · X

@StevenDakin Levi, D. M., & Klein, S. A. (1996). Limitations on Position Coding Imposed by Undersampling and Univariance. Vision Research, 36(14), 2111–2120. https://t.co/xCSj1ILhRS

Sep 22, 2022 · 247 followers View post →
Jacob R. Cheeseman
@jrcheeseman · X

@StevenDakin best I've found so far Hess, R. F., & Field, D. (1993). Is the increased spatial uncertainty in the normal periphery due to spatial undersampling or uncalibrated disarray? Vision Research, 33(18), 2663–2670. https://t.co/BFMlXcDpG8

Sep 22, 2022 · 1 like · 247 followers View post →
Anthony
@anthnybruno · X

Our sensitivity to speed changes and the way we smoothly pursue moving objects of different speeds are correlated. However, expectation and training affect the sensorimotor relationship between eye velocity and target velocity. https://t.co/LvIfOB3tqx

Mar 15, 2022 · 1 like · 472 followers View post →
Yoshitugu Tuduki/都築良継
@TSMoon56 · X

RT @dynamicsoar: https://t.co/o8SLRYvc3N どんぴしゃなタイトルだ

Feb 22, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,952 followers View post →
maz
@dynamicsoar · X

https://t.co/o8SLRYvc3N どんぴしゃなタイトルだ

Feb 22, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 2,416 followers View post →
Andrew Glennerster
@ag3dvr · X

That was tried (in a heroic experiment) by Wolpert et al https://t.co/GOJ47Dewpq . They concluded that the main site of adaptation is in the retina. 1/4 https://t.co/d01j8c3Gl3

Mar 25, 2021 · 1 like · 246 followers View post →
Carlos E Lourenco
@caerib · X

RT @da5nsy: Neither great for old papers though. So, clicking through the @scite link (takes me here: https://t.co/R6303uRKis) shows me sn…

Mar 9, 2021 · 2 shares · 454 followers View post →
Manuel Spitschan PhD
@mspitschan · X

Dawis from 1981: "The advantage in having polynomial expressions of the pigment nomograms is that the search for the best-fitting ... values can be done computer." https://t.co/512qcRSgVB 4/end+1 https://t.co/Jsl3nHKKoU

Sep 22, 2020 · 3,307 followers View post →
Andrew Glennerster
@ag3dvr · X

I am influenced by our earlier work on perceiving object shape. We found strong evidence that disparity is used hierarchically: as uncalibrated as possible given the task, but something like a Euclidean representation if necessary. https://t.co/Gqn1kjMmlm 3/3 https://t.co/nXvuWuNK64

Aug 24, 2020 · 2 likes · 246 followers View post →
Peter Owen
@blundellsands · X

RT @mspitschan: What a correction to an obituary(!). Legends of vision science https://t.co/PWnjY6boKS https://t.co/lC0OFQWifV

Feb 2, 2020 · 1 share · 289 followers View post →
Andrew Glennerster
@ag3dvr · X

@michaelshawbond @JohnKubie @hugospiers @TrendsCognSci @esolomon @PNASNews The same argument was played out in the 1990s in relation to perceived object shape. The spectrum there is from ordinal depth relations up to Euclidean shape. Again, at the most calibrated end, impossible to distinguish representations empirically. https://t.co/Gqn1kjMmlm 5/9

Jan 23, 2020 · 246 followers View post →
Scite
@Scite · X

RT @da5nsy: Neither great for old papers though. So, clicking through the @scite link (takes me here: https://t.co/R6303uRKis) shows me sn…

Nov 11, 2019 · 2 shares · 9,243 followers View post →
Danny Garside
@da5nsy · X

The one of special interest is the one marked as 'supporting' (https://t.co/3IXx2hmC24). It seems like @scite use a black box to make these distinctions, but it’s enough to make me actually skim the paper and see what they’re saying.

Nov 8, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,140 followers View post →
Danny Garside
@da5nsy · X

Neither great for old papers though. So, clicking through the @scite link (takes me here: https://t.co/R6303uRKis) shows me snippets of text from the papers which cite this paper.

Nov 8, 2019 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,140 followers View post →
Danny Garside
@da5nsy · X

Here's the paper I'm reading: https://t.co/3IXx2hmC24 for demonstration. Since I’m presenting this as a live(ish) demo, there are going to be some dead ends (things I try that don’t work), but that’s fine because that’s life.

Nov 8, 2019 · 4 likes · 1,140 followers View post →