Biases in the subjective timing of perceptual events: Libet et al. (1983) revisited

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 616-627

  Danquah, Adam N ^a   Farrell, Martin J ^a   O'Boyle, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conscious experience; Consciousness; Perceptual latency; Temporal order judgement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOVEMENT; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 47149096416     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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