Seeing faces in the noise: Stochastic activity in perceptual regions of the brain may influence the perception of ambiguous stimuli

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 475-481

  Wild, Heather A ^a   Busey, Thomas A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4544291794     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196598     Document Type: Article

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