A normative study on visual reaction times and two Stroop colour-word tests

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-170

  Barbarotto, R ^a,c   Laiacona, M ^b   Frosio, R ^a   Vecchio, M ^a   Farinato, A ^b   Capitani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Institute for the Rehabilitation of the Menially Disabled   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demographic correction; Normative data; Reaction times; Stroop test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032081709     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00831566     Document Type: Article

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