Goodness of regularity in dot patterns: Global symmetry, local symmetry, and their interactions

Perception

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1305-1319

  Nucci, Massimo ^a   Wagemans, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 37848999373     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p5794     Document Type: Article

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