Neural strength of visual attention gauged by motion adaptation

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1015-1018

  Alais, David ^a   Blake, Randolph ^b  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 0033326234     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/14814     Document Type: Article

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