Adaptation affects both high and low (Subitized) numbers under conditions of high attentional load

Seeing and Perceiving

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-150

  Burr, David C ^a,b   Anobile, Giovanni ^a,b   Turi, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Attention; Numerosity; Subitizing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL LOAD; NUMEROSITY; PERCEPTUAL MECHANISM; SENSORY SYSTEM; SUBITIZING;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80053434100     PISSN: 18784755     EISSN: 18784763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187847511X570097     Document Type: Article

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