The Eye Pupil Adjusts to Imaginary Light

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 188-197

  Laeng, Bruno ^a   Sulutvedt, Unni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

attention; imagery; perception; pupillometry; vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LIGHT; MALE; PUPIL; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891937166     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613503556     Document Type: Article

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