Dissociation of hemispheric exploitation of rods and cones for simple detection

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-263

  Braun, Claude M J ^a   Achim, André ^a   Charron, Jean François ^a   Côté, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DARK ADAPTATION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTORECEPTORS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0032084848     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423488     Document Type: Article

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