An ERP investigation of the Stroop task: The role of the cingulate in attentional allocation and conflict resolution

Brain Research

Volumn 1253, Issue , 2009, Pages 139-148

  Badzakova Trajkov, Gjurgjica ^a   Barnett, Kylie J ^a   Waldie, Karen E ^a   Kirk, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC); Attention; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Facilitation; Interference; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 58249144824     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.069     Document Type: Article

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