Influences of motor instructions on the reaction times of saccadic eye movements

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-455

  Kurata, Kiyoshi ^a   Aizawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Express saccade; Gap period; Ordinary saccade; Reaction time; Reciprobit plots; Visuospatial instruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; VISION;

EID: 1642414212     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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