Is there a lateralized category effect for color?

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Witzel, Christoph ^a   Gegenfurtner, Karl R ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Categorical perception; Color categories; Color naming; Language lateralization; Lateralized category effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81555228452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.12.16     Document Type: Article

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