Publications
Cope, D., Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2013) Analysis of difference-of-gaussians filters in terms of directly observable parameters. Journal of the Optical Society of America, A, 30, 1002-1012.
Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2013). Brightness induction magnitude declines with increasing distance from the inducing field edge. Vision Research, 78, 339-345.
Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2012) When is spatial filtering enough? Investigation of brightness and lightness perception in stimuli containing a visible illumination component. Vision Research, 60, 40-50.
Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2011). Spatiotemporal analysis brightness induction. Vision Research, 51, 1872-1879. PMC3152653
McCourt, M.E. & Blakeslee, B. (2009). Brightening prospects for understanding the neural coding of perceived luminance. Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science, 28, 95-106.
Cope, D., Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2009). Simple cell response properties imply receptive field structure: Balanced Gabor and/or bandlimited field functions. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis, 26(9):2067-2092. PMC3128805
Cope, D., Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2009). Simple cell response properties imply receptive field structure: Balanced Gabor and/or bandlimited field functions. Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, 18(7).
Blakeslee, B., Reetz, D. & McCourt, M.E. (2009). Spatial filtering versus anchoring accounts of brightness/lightness in staircase and simultaneous brightness/lightness contrast stimuli. Journal of Vision, 9(3):22, 1-17, http://journalofvision.org/9/3/22/, doi:10.1167/ 9.3.22. PMC3136047
Blakeslee, B., Reetz, D. & McCourt, M. E. (2008) Coming to terms with lightness and brightness: Effects of stimulus configuration and instructions on brightness and lightness judgments. Journal of Vision, 8(11):3, 1-14, http://journalofvision.org/8/11/3/, doi:10.1167/8.11.3. PMC in progress
Blakeslee, B. & McCourt, M.E. (2008). Nearly instantaneous brightness induction. Journal of Vision, 8(2):15, 1-8, http://journalofvision.org/8/2/15/, doi:10.1167/8.2.15. PMC in progress
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (2005) A multiscale filtering explanation of gradient and remote brightness induction effects: A reply to Logvinenko (2003). Perception, 34, 793-802. PMID16124266
Blakeslee B., Pasieka, W. & McCourt M.E. (2005) Oriented multiscale spatial filtering and contrast normalization: a parsimonious model of brightness induction in a continuum of stimuli including White, Howe and simultaneous brightness contrast. Vision Research, 45, 607-615. PMID15621178
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (2004) A unified theory of brightness contrast and assimilation incorporating oriented multiscale spatial filtering and contrast normalization. Vision Research, 44, 2483-2503. PMID15358084
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (2003) A multiscale spatial filtering account of brightness phenomena. In Harris, L. & Jenkin, M. (Eds.), Levels of Perception, Springer:New York.
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (2003) Lightness, brightness and brightness contrast: Commentaries on Todorovic, Kingdom and Gilchrist. In Harris, L. & Jenkin, M. (Eds.), Levels of Perception, Springer:New York.
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (2001) A multiscale spatial filtering account of the Wertheimer-Benary effect and the corrugated mondrian. Vision Research, 41, 2487-2502. PMID11483179
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (1999) A multiscale spatial filtering account of the White effect, simultaneous brightness contrast and grating induction. Vision Research, 39, 4361-4377. PMID10789430
Blakeslee B. & McCourt M.E. (1997) Similar mechanisms underlie simultaneous brightness contrast and grating induction. Vision Research, 37, 2849-2869,1997. PMID9415365
Kingdom F.A.A. Blakeslee B. & McCourt M. (1997) Brightness with and without perceived transparency: When does it make a difference? Perception, 26, 493-506. PMID9404495
Kingdom F.A.A. McCourt M.E. & Blakeslee B. (1997) In defense of lateral inhibition as the underlying cause of simultaneous brightness contrast. A reply to Spehar, Gilchrist & Arend. Vision Research, 37, 1039-1044. PMID9196722
McCourt M.E. & Blakeslee B. (1994) A contrast matching analysis of grating induction and suprathreshold contrast perception. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 11, 14-24. PMID8106910
McCourt M.E. & Blakeslee B. (1993) The effect of edge blur on grating induction magnitude. Vision Research, 33, 2499-2507. PMID8249330
Blakeslee B. Jacobs G.H. & Neitz J. (1988) Spectral mechanisms in the tree squirrel retina. Journal of Comparative Physiology, A, 162, 773 780.
Maddess T. McCourt M.E. Blakeslee B. & Cunningham T. (1988) Factors governing the adaptation of cells in area 17 of the cat visual cortex. Biological Cybernetics, 59, 229 236. PMID3196767
Howard J. Blakeslee B. & Laughlin S.B. (1987) The intracellular pupil mechanism and photoreceptor signal to noise ratios in the fly (Lucilia cuprina). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 231, 415 435.
Laughlin S.B. Howard J. & Blakeslee B. (1987) Synaptic limitations to contrast coding in the retina of the blowfly (Calliphora). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 231, 437 467.
Blakeslee B. & Jacobs G.H. (1987) Increment thresholds of the three spectral mechanisms in the retina of the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi). Experimental Brain Research, 66, 21 28.
Blakeslee B. & Jacobs G.H. (1985) Color vision in the ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta). Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 26, 154 166.
Blakeslee B. Jacobs H.G. & McCourt M.E. (1985) Anisotropy in the preferred directions and visual field locations of directionally selective optic nerve fibers in the gray squirrel. Vision Research, 25, 615 618. PMID4060616
Jacobs G.H. & Blakeslee B. (1984) Individual variations in color vision among squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) of different geographical origins. Journal of Comparative Psychology 98, 4, 347 357.
Blakeslee B. &Jacobs G.H. (1982) Color vision in the spider monkey (Ateles). Folia Primatologica, 38, 86 98.
Jacobs G.H. Birch D. & Blakeslee B. (1982) Visual acuity and spatial contrast sensitivity in tree squirrels. Behavioral Processes, 1, 367 375.
Jacobs G.H. Blakeslee B. & Tootell R.B.H. (1981) Color discrimination tests on fibers in the ground squirrel optic nerve. Journal of Neurophysiology, 45, 903 914.
Jacobs G.H. Blakeslee B. McCourt M.E. & Tootell R.B.H. (1980) Visual sensitivity of ground squirrels to spatial and temporal luminance modulations. Journal of Comparative Physiology, 146, 291 299.
Jacobs G.H. Tootell R.B.H. & Blakeslee B. (1979) Visual capacities of the owl monkey. (Aotus trivirgatus): Temporal contrast sensitivity. Folia Primatologica, 32, 193 199.