Neural theory for the perception of causal actions

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 476-493

  Fleischer, Falk ^a   Christensen, Andrea ^a   Caggiano, Vittorio ^a,b   Thier, Peter ^a   Giese, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863112974     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-012-0437-9     Document Type: Article

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