The representation of object distance: Evidence from neuroimaging and neuropsychology

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2009, Pages

  Berryhill, Marian E ^a,b   Olson, Ingrid R ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Depth; Distance perception; Occipital lobe; Stereopsis; V3A

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953822020     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.09.043.2009     Document Type: Article

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