Single filter model with masking for non-homogenous backgrounds (code).
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(2005) Modeling the detection of blurred visual targets in non-homogeneous backgrounds.
(1999) Image Discrimination Models for Object Detection in Natural Backgrounds
(1999) Detection in Fixed and Random Noise in Foveal and Parafoveal Vision Explained by Template Learning
(1999) Discriminability Measures for Predicting Readability