The visual N1 component as an index of a discrimination process

Psychophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-203

  Vogel, Edward K ^a   Luck, Steven J ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Event related potential; N1; Selective attention; Visual discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; RETINA FOVEA; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0034016170     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0048577200981265     Document Type: Article

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