Facilitatory and inhibitory effects of masked prime stimuli on motor activation and behavioural performance

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 101, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 293-313

  Eimer, Martin ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Event related brain potentials; Perceptual motor processes; Priming; Subliminal perception; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOVEMENT; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033109190     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6918(99)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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