The functional significance of ERP effects during mental rotation

Psychophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 535-545

  Heil, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Event related brain potentials (ERP); Mental chronometry; Mental rotation; Processing related negativity; Psychological refractory period (PRP)

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRODE; EVENT RELATED BRAIN POTENTIAL; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036036688     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0048577202020449     Document Type: Review

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