Recurrent processing enhances visual awareness but is not necessary for fast categorization of natural scenes

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-231

  Koivisto, Mika ^a   Kastrati, Granit ^b   Revonsuo, Antti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIATE CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISION; VISUAL MASKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AWARENESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891438271     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00486     Document Type: Article

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