Neural network models of categorical perception

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 843-867

  Damper, R I ^a   Harnad, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034180755     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03206927     Document Type: Article

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