Allocation of attention to biological motion: Local motion dominates global shape

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Hirai, Masahiro ^a,b   Saunders, Daniel R ^a   Troje, Nikolaus F ^a,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Biological motion; Eye movements

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CUES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960129705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.3.1     Document Type: Article

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