Human brain activity time-locked to narrative event boundaries: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 449-455

  Speer, Nicole K ^a,b   Zacks, Jeffrey M ^a   Reynolds, Jeremy R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; READING; RECALL; RISK; TIME; VISION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; READING; TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250362332     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01920.x     Document Type: Article

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