An ERP study of preparatory and inhibitory mechanisms in a cued saccade task

Brain Research

Volumn 1105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-45

  Van der Stigchel, Stefan ^a   Heslenfeld, Dirk J ^a   Theeuwes, Jan ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Cueing; Event related brain potential; Eye movement; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SACCADES; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746852015     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.02.089     Document Type: Article

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