Attention allocation modulates the processing of hierarchical visual patterns: A comparative analysis of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) and humans

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-352

  De Lillo, Carlo ^a   Spinozzi, Giovanna ^b   Palumbo, Milena ^a,b   Giustino, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Cebus apella; Global local; Perception; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CEBUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CEBUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 79960586102     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022989     Document Type: Article

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