Training in Morse code enhances involuntary attentional switching to acoustic frequency: Evidence from ERPs

Brain Research

Volumn 1073-1074, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 417-424

  Uther, Maria ^a,b   Kujala, Anu ^a   Huotilainen, Minna ^a   Shtyrov, Yury ^a,c   Näätänen, Risto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning; Mismatch negativity (MMN); Morse code communication; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644935856     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.12.047     Document Type: Article

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