Perceptual learning reconfigures the effects of visual adaptation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 13621-13629

  McGovern, David P ^a   Roach, Neil W ^a   Webb, Ben S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866644213     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1363-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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