Neuronal mechanisms of visual perceptual learning

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 249, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-80

  Kumano, Hironori ^a   Uka, Takanori ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Macaque monkey; Neurophysiology; Reinforcement learning; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; LEARNING; MACACA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PRIMATES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84878068276     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.04.034     Document Type: Review

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