Competition increases binding errors in visual working memory

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Emrich, Stephen M ^a,b   Ferber, Susanne ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binding errors; Competition; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861149767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.4.12     Document Type: Article

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