Collinearity, curvature interpolation, and the power of perceptual integration

Psychological Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-437

  Nikolaev, Andrey R ^a,b   Leeuwen, Cees Van ^a,c  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250872999     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-005-0026-2     Document Type: Article

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