Susceptibility to the flash-beep illusion is increased in children compared to adults

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1089-1099

  Innes Brown, Hamish ^a,b   Barutchu, Ayla ^a,c   Shivdasani, Mohit N ^a   Crewther, David P ^b   Grayden, David B ^a,d   Paolini, Antonio ^a,c  

^a BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SENSORY FEEDBACK; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80051923440     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01059.x     Document Type: Article

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