Individual differences in ambiguous-figure perception: Degree of handedness and interhemispheric interaction

Perception

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1183-1198

  Christman, Stephen D ^a   Sontam, Varalakshmi ^a   Jasper, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL ILLUSION;

DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749095060     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6131     Document Type: Article

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