The temporal advantage for individuating objects of expertise: Perceptual expertise is an early riser

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Curby, Kim M ^a,c   Gauthier, Isabel ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Face processing; Object processing; Perceptual expertise; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649449358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.6.7     Document Type: Article

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