Spatial representation of pitch height: The SMARC effect

Cognition

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-129

  Rusconi, Elena ^a,b   Kwan, Bonnie ^a   Giordano, Bruno L ^b   Umiltà, Carlo ^b   Butterworth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pitch height; SMARC effect; SNARC effect; Spatial representation; Stimulus Response Compatability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSIC; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PITCH PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33644908767     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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