Vision: In the blink of an eye

被引:25
作者
Burr, D [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florence, Dipartimento Psicol, I-50121 Florence, Italy
[2] CNR, Ist Neurosci, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2005.07.007
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Although we blink every 4 to 6 seconds, we notice neither the act of blinking nor the mini-blackouts they cause. A new study using imaging techniques identifies the neural structures in humans involved in suppressing vision processing and visual awareness during blinking.
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页码:R554 / R556
页数:3
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