Top-down modulation of early selective attention processes in children

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-147

  Taylor, M J ^a   Khan, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Event related potential (ERP); Selective attention; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DOWN REGULATION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NEUROMODULATION; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034256953     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(00)00084-2     Document Type: Article

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