Perceptual organization and visual attention

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 176, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-33

  Kimchi, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

attentional capture; figure ground segmentation; grouping; inattention; perceptual organization; visual attention

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 69449102491     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(09)17602-1     Document Type: Review

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