Effects of aging on biological motion discrimination

Vision Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-219

  Pilz, Karin S ^a   Bennett, Patrick J ^a,b   Sekuler, Allison B ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Biological motion; Motion perception; Noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749097599     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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