Perceptual decisions between multiple directions of visual motion

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4435-4445

  Niwa, Mamiko ^a   Ditterich, Jochen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Computational model; Human; Integration; Psychophysics; Response time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE POSITION; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VISUAL STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 43749098760     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5564-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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