Motion speed modulates walking direction discrimination: The role of the feet in biological motion perception

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2025-2030

  Cai, Peng ^a,b,c   Yang, Xiao Ying ^b,c   Chen, Lin ^a   Jiang, Yi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

biological motion; discrimination; motion speed; walking direction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959200229     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4528-6     Document Type: Article

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