The weight of time: Gravitational force enhances discrimination of visual motion duration

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Moscatelli, Alessandro ^a   Lacquaniti, Francesco ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Gravity; Internal models; Pictorial cues; Speed; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GRAVITY; GRAVITY SENSING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY SENSING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051623768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.4.1     Document Type: Article

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