When blue is larger than red: Colors influence numerical cognition in synesthesia

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1766-1773

  Kadosh, Roi Cohen ^a   Sagiv, Noam ^b   Linden, David E J ^c,d   Robertson, Lynn C ^e,f   Elinger, Gali ^a   Henik, Avishai ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNESTHESIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 27644576754     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089892905774589181     Document Type: Article

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