Individual differences in metacontrast masking are enhanced by perceptual learning

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 656-666

  Albrecht, Thorsten ^a   Klapötke, Susan ^a   Mattler, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Individual differences; Metacontrast masking; Perceptual learning; Priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; VISION; VISUAL MASKING;

ADOLESCENT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951626322     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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