Visual search in scenes involves selective and nonselective pathways

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Wolfe, Jeremy M ^a   Võ, Melissa L H ^a   Evans, Karla K ^a   Greene, Michelle R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL PATH; SCENE-BASED; SEARCH TASKS; STATISTICAL INFORMATION; VISUAL SEARCH;

DISTRACTIBILITY; HUMAN; REVIEW; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78951495852     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2010.12.001     Document Type: Review

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