Spatial integration in human geometry learning

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-304

  Prados, Jose ^a   Alvarez, Beatriz ^a   Reynolds, Glyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Geometric module; Second order conditioning; Sensory pre conditioning; Spatial integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051799001     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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