Perception, memory and aesthetics of indeterminate art

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 319-324

  Ishai, Alumit ^a   Fairhall, Scott L ^a   Pepperell, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Memory; Object recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PAINTING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SEMANTIC MEMORY; VISION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; COLOR; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEMORY; PAINTINGS; PERCEPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34249944305     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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