ICAT: A computational model for the adaptive control of fixation durations

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 907-934

  Trukenbrod, Hans A ^a   Engbert, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Computational modeling; Eye movements; Fixation duration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84904566358     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0575-0     Document Type: Article

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