Defining the cortical visual systems: “What", “Where", and “How"

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 43-68

  Creem, Sarah H ^a   Proffitt, Dennis R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuroscience; Parietal lobe; Perception and action; Spatial processing; Visual processing; Visuomotor system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX;

NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS;

BRAIN; HUMANS; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035316463     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(01)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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