Knowing we know before we know: ERP correlates of initial feeling-of-knowing

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 796-803

  Paynter, Christopher A ^a   Reder, Lynne M ^a   Kieffaber, Paul D ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; EEG; ERP; Feeling of knowing; Metacognition; P200

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749101562     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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