Four common conceptual fallacies in mapping the time course of recognition

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2011, Pages

  VanRullen, Rufin ^a,b  

^a Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Backward masking; EEG; Low level image properties; Methodological and conceptual mistakes; Rapid serial visual presentation; Response bias; Signal filtering; Visual timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864030600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00365     Document Type: Review

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