Semantic numerical representation in blind subjects: The role of vision in the spatial format of the mental number line

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-119

  Castronovo, Julie ^a   Seron, Xavier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLINDNESS; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINDNESS; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 33845451993     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600598635     Document Type: Article

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