Do rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) perceive illusory motion?

Animal Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 895-910

  Agrillo, Christian ^a,b   Gori, Simone ^a,c   Beran, Michael J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Center for Cognitive Neuroscience   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative perception; Macaca mulatta; Motion illusion; Rotating Snake illusion

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RHESUS MONKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930537995     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-015-0860-6     Document Type: Article

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