Experience Shapes the Utility of Natural Statistics for Perceptual Contour Integration

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1162-1167

  Schwarzkopf, D Samuel ^a   Kourtzi, Zoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 52149125091     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.072     Document Type: Article

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