Towards a science of magic

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 349-354

  Kuhn, Gustav ^a   Amlani, Alym A ^b   Rensink, Ronald A ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SCIENCES; HUMAN MIND; HUMAN PERCEPTIONS; LAWS OF NATURE; NEW TOOLS;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; FORCE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MAGIC; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MAGIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION;

EID: 49549094265     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.05.008     Document Type: Review

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