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Foveal letter recognition is improved in the presence of a flanking letter context. Signal detection analysis is used to examine sensitivity changes attributable to specific contour interactions between target and context letters.
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This research was supported by grants from the National Research Council and Defense Research Board of Canada and was carried out in part at the Defense Research Establishment, Toronto.
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Matthews, M.L., Henderson, L. Facilitation of foveal letter recognition by metacontrast. Psychon Sci 23, 153–155 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336053
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