Perceptual load modulates conscious flicker perception

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Carmel, David ^a,b,c,d   Saker, Pascal ^a,b   Rees, Geraint ^a,c   Lavie, Nilli ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Conscious perception; Critical flicker fusion threshold; Flicker perception; Perceptual load; Temporal resolution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME; VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; PERIODICITY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 37349009006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.14.14     Document Type: Article

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