Distortions in recall from visual memory: Two classes of attractors at work

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-27

  Huang, Jie ^a   Sekuler, Robert ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceptual averaging; Prototype effect; Selective attention; Visual short term memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955501306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.2.24     Document Type: Article

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