Modulation of event-related potentials by semantic priming: Effects of color-cued selective attention

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-173

  Kellenbach, Marion L ^a   Michie, Patricia T ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

EID: 0029972815     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.1996.8.2.155     Document Type: Article

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