A common representation for semantic and physical properties: A cognitive-anatomical approach

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-94

  Kadosh, Roi Cohen ^a   Henik, Avishai ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intrapartial sulcus; Magnitude; Size congruity effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33746635923     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.53.2.87     Document Type: Article

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