Can we see syllables in monosyllabic words? A study with illusory conjunctions

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 599-614

  Doignon Camus, Nad́ege ^a   Zagar, Daniel ^b   Mathey, Stephanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Illusory conjunctions; Monosyllabic stimuli; Syllable

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL MEMORY; VISION; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 70349374507     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802052543     Document Type: Article

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