Perceptual learning is specific to the trained structure of information

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2047-2060

  Cohen, Yamit ^a   Daikhin, Luba ^a   Ahissar, Merav ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE HIERARCHY THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; TRAINING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886696096     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00453     Document Type: Article

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