Voluntary control of long-range motion integration via selective attention to context

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Freeman, Elliot D ^a   Driver, Jon ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Motion; Psychophysics; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50649101155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.11.18     Document Type: Article

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