The Perceptual Root of Object-Based Storage: An Interactive Model of Perception and Visual Working Memory.
Mainstream theories of visual perception assume that visual working memory (VWM) is critical for integrating online perceptual information and constructing coherent visual experiences in changing environments. Given the dynamic interaction between online perception and VWM, we propose that how visua...
| Published in: | Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception & Performance Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 1803 - 1824 |
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American Psychological Association
Dec2011
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