Active inhibition and memory promote exploration and search of natural scenes

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Bays, Paul M ^a   Husain, Masud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye movement; Inhibition of return; Memory; Natural scenes; Saccade selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865955917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.8.8     Document Type: Article

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