Adaptation as a Tool for Probing the Neural Correlates of Visual Awareness: Progress and Precautions

Fitting the Mind to the World: Adaptation and After-Effects in High-Level Vision

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Blake, Randolph ^a   He, Sheng ^b  

^a Dept of Psychology University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation aftereffects; Environmental stimuli; Neural correlates; Sensory systems; Visual adaptation; Visual awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921577726     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529699.003.0011     Document Type: Chapter

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