Object-based attention underlies the rehearsal of feature binding in visual working memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 479-493

  Shen, Mowei ^a   Huang, Xiang ^a   Gao, Zaifeng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feature binding; Object based attention; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926407490     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: 19391277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000018     Document Type: Article

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