Perceptual learning of spatial localization: Specificity for orientation, position, and context

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2889-2894

  Crist, Roy E ^a   Kapadia, Mitesh K ^a   Westheimer, Gerald ^a   Gilbert, Charles D ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRAINING; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0031425167     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.2889     Document Type: Article

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