Automatic spatial coding of perceived gaze direction is revealed by the Simon effect

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 423-429

  Zorzi, Marco ^a   Mapelli, Daniela ^a   Rusconi, Elena ^a   Umiltà, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale   (Italy)

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EID: 0347532956     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196501     Document Type: Article

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