Perceptual-load-induced selection as a result of local competitive interactions in visual cortex

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1045-1050

  Torralbo, Ana ^a,b   Beck, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 55449132543     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02197.x     Document Type: Article

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