Gaze patterns during perception of direction and gender from biological motion

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Saunders, Daniel R ^a   Williamson, David K ^a   Troje, Nikolaus F ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active sign; Attention; Biological motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449248566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.11.9     Document Type: Article

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