"Perceptual scotomas": A functional account of motion-induced blindness: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 653-659

  New, Joshua J ^a   Scholl, Brian J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MOTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 47649089067     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02139.x     Document Type: Article

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