Discrimination of single features and conjunctions by children

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-95

  Taylor, M J ^a   Chevalier, H ^b   Lobaugh, N J ^c  

^a Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binding; Development; Event related potentials; Facilitation; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0242391119     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(03)00155-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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