Accessory stimulation in the time course of visuomotor information processing: Stimulus intensity effects on reaction time and response force

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Stahl, Jutta ^a   Rammsayer, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory stimulation; Response dynamics; Response speed; Sensorimotor processing; Stimulus intensity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 23844534104     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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