Gaze modulates non-propositional reasoning: Further evidence for spatial representation of reasoning premises

Neuroscience

Volumn 173, Issue , 2011, Pages 110-115

  Brunamonti, E ^a   Genovesio, A ^a   Carbe K ^a   Ferraina, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gaze; Parietal cortex; Symbolic distance; Transitive inference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EYE FIXATION; EYE POSITION; FEMALE; GAZE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SYMBOLISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TRANSITIVE INFERENCE;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650677706     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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