Separate Mechanisms for Perception of Numerosity and Density

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 265-270

  Anobile, Giovanni ^a   Cicchini, Guido Marco ^b   Burr, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

number comprehension; perception; visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84891906380     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613501520     Document Type: Article

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