Three-dimensional coherence of the conscious body image

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1116-1123

  Longo, Matthew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body representation; Somatosensation; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SIZE PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929709028     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2014.975731     Document Type: Article

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