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Inspection of horizontal, vertical, or diagonally oriented line gratings differentially affects the ability to detect test contours as a function of their orientation. The orientation-specific effects on visual acuity are systematic functions of the duration of adaptation to the patterns of light and dark lines.
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1. This work was supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant GB-6067.
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Gilinsky, A.S. Masking of contour-detectors in the human visual system. Psychon Sci 8, 395–396 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332258
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