Exploring the temporal dynamics of the spatial working memory n-back task using steady state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP)

NeuroImage

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1741-1751

  Ellis, Kathryn A ^a   Silberstein, Richard B ^a   Nathan, Pradeep J ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Behavioural Neurosciences Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Electrophysiology; Spatial working memory; SSPT; Steady state probe topography; Sub processes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; TOPOGRAPHY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745184655     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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