The effects of onsets and offsets on visual attention

Psychological Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-191

  Pratt, Jay ^a   McAuliffe, Jim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ATTENTION; CUES; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035225425     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004260100058     Document Type: Article

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