The what and why of perceptual asymmetries in the visual domain

Advances in Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 103-115

  Rezaul Karim, A K M ^a   Kojima, Haruyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Between visual field; Critical why; Hemispheric specialization; Neural mechanisms; Primary why; Visual experience; Visual perception; Within visual field

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053564773     PISSN: 18951171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10053-008-0080-6     Document Type: Review

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