Representing multiple objects as an ensemble enhances visual cognition

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 122-131

  Alvarez, George A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; CAPACITY LIMITATION; FEATURE DOMAIN; MULTIPLE OBJECTS; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; VISUAL COGNITION; VISUAL SYSTEMS; VISUAL-PROCESSING;

ACCURACY; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79951954725     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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