Differential intrinsic bias of the 3-D perceptual environment and its role in shape constancy

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-43

  Aznar Casanova, Antonio ^a,b   Keil, Matthias Sven ^a,b   Moreno, Manuel ^a   Supèr, Hans ^a,b,c  

^a Institute for Brain Cognition and Behavior (IR3C)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geometrical slant; Object recognition; Perceptual space; Shape constancy; Visual space

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL ILLUSION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 82655172373     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2868-8     Document Type: Article

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