Object-processing neural efficiency differentiates object from spatial visualizers

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1727-1731

  Motes, Michael A ^a   Malach, Rafael ^c   Kozhevnikov, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Neural efficiency; Object processing ability; Spatial processing ability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; FORM PERCEPTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749131111     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328317f3e2     Document Type: Article

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