Neural measures of individual differences in selecting and tracking multiple moving objects

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4183-4191

  Drew, Trafton ^a   Vogel, Edward K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Capacity limits; Cognitive; Correlated variability; Event related potentials; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 42949154337     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0556-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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