Temporal characterization of the neural correlates of perceptual decision making in the human brain

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 509-518

  Philiastides, Marios G ^a   Sajda, Paul ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Mail Code 8904 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Choice probability; Decision making; Electroencephalogram; Neurometric function; Perceptual discrimination; Psychometric function; Single trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RECORDING; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644928473     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhi130     Document Type: Article

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