Perceptual decision making for baseball pitch recognition: Using P300 latency and amplitude to index attentional processing

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-31

  Radlo, Steven J ^a   Janelle, Christopher M ^b   Barba, Douglas A ^c   Frehlich, Shane G ^d  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit precuing; Event related potentials

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BASEBALL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BASEBALL; DECISION MAKING; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035290067     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2001.10608928     Document Type: Article

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