Simulation of the filtering role of habituation to stimuli

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-141

  Alonso, Lola ^b   Moreno, Rafael ^a   Vázquez, Manuel ^b   Santacreu, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computational model; Difference functions; Habituation; Interstimulus interval; Stimulus intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144452584     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600005035     Document Type: Article

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