Mechanisms and Neural Basis of Object and Pattern Recognition: A Study With Chess Experts

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 728-742

  Bilalić, Merim ^a   Langner, Robert ^b,c   Erb, Michael ^a   Grodd, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chess; Expertise; Eye movements; FMRI; Object and pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 78349287327     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020756     Document Type: Article

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