Gestalt theory reconfigured: Max Wertheimer's anticipation of recent developments in visual neuroscience

Perception

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-15

  Westheimer, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

GESTALT THEORY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033254753     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p2883     Document Type: Article

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