How inherently noisy is human sensory processing?

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 802-808

  Neri, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SENSATION; TIME; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650716047     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.6.802     Document Type: Article

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