Illusory contour figures are perceived as occluding surfaces by 8-month-old infants

Developmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Csibra, Gergely ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035539271     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00179     Document Type: Article

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