Modality-specific attentional startle modulation during continuous performance tasks: A brief time is sufficient

Psychophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1068-1078

  Alhadad, Sakinah S J ^a   Lipp, Ottmar V ^a   Purkis, Helena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Continuous performance task; EMG; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049124730     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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