The eyes have it: Visual pop-out in infants and adults

Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-206

  Adler, Scott A ^a,b   Orprecio, Jazmine ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645035294     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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