A motion illusion reveals the temporally discrete nature of visual awareness

Space and Time in Perception and Action

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 521-535

  Vanrullen, Rufin ^a   Reddy, Leila ^a   Koch, Christof ^b  

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

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84879399386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511750540.029     Document Type: Chapter

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