Fast task-irrelevant perceptual learning is disrupted by sudden onset of central task elements

Vision Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-76

  Leclercq, Virginie ^a   Seitz, Aaron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceptual learning; Task irrelevant perceptual learning; Visual memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK IRRELEVANT PERCEPTUAL LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860851382     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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