Feature-based attention promotes biological motion recognition

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Tyler, Sarah C ^a   Grossman, Emily D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Biological motion; Motionv2d; Perceptual organization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054689800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.10.1     Document Type: Article

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