Reaction time inhibition from subliminal cues: Is it related to inhibition of return?

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 810-819

  Mele, Sonia ^a   Savazzi, Silvia ^a   Marzi, Carlo A ^a   Berlucchi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Automatic inhibition of motor set; Inhibition of return; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; REACTION TIME; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; INDOLES; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39149099968     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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