Anomalous global effects induced by 'blind' distractors in visual hemifield defects

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-73

  Van der Stigchel, S ^a   Nijboer, T C W ^a   Bergsma, D P ^a   Abegg, M ^b   Barton, J J S ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral blindness; Eye movement; Superior colliculus; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STRIATE CORTEX; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77955271367     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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