Normative variation of P3a and P3b from a large sample: Gender, topography, and response time

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-32

  Conroy, Matthew A ^a   Polich, John ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Event related potential; Gender; P3a; P3b; Response time; Topography; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 34247595933     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803.21.1.22     Document Type: Article

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