The Simon effect and its reversal studied with event-related potentials

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 41-53

  Valle Inclan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Event related potential; Lateralized readiness potential; P300; Reverse Simon effect; S R compatibility; Simon effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS;

EID: 0030218094     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8760(96)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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