Configurational asymmetry in vernier offset detection

Advances in Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 66-78

  Rezaul Karim, A K M ^a   Kojima, Haruyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Configuration; Cortical plasticity; Neural preference; Offset direction; Orientation cue; Response bias; Training; Vernier acuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892909496     PISSN: 18951171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10053-008-0077-1     Document Type: Article

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