The objectification of overlearned sequences: A new view of spatial sequence synesthesia

Cortex

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1266-1277

  Eagleman, David M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; PARIETAL LOBE; SELF REPORT; SENSATION; SYNESTHESIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; OVERLEARNING; PARIETAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SERIAL LEARNING; SOFTWARE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 69249142772     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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