The neural and computational basis of controlled speed-accuracy tradeoff during task performance

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1952-1965

  Van Veen, Vincent ^a,b   Krug, Marie K ^b   Carter, Cameron S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; OXYGEN; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949111094     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20146     Document Type: Article

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