Working memory load for faces modulates P300, N170, and N250r

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 989-1002

  Morgan, Helen M ^a   Klein, Christoph ^a   Boehm, Stephan G ^a   Shapiro, Kimron L ^a   Linden, David E J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL LOAD; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 44449136535     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20072     Document Type: Article

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