Simulating the role of visual selective attention during the development of perceptual completion

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 739-752

  Schlesinger, Matthew ^a   Amso, Dima ^b   Johnson, Scott P ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84868196871     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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