The mystery spot illusion and its relation to other visual illusions

Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 501-507

  Shimamura, Arthur P ^a   Prinzmetal, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0039106033     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00196     Document Type: Article

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