The matryoshka dolls principle in human dynamic behavior in space: A theory of linked references for multisensory perception and control of action

Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 129-212

  Mergner, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Humans; Models; Multisensory integration; Reference systems; Spatial orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037829288     PISSN: 02499185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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