Moderate variability in stimulus presentation improves motor response control

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-488

  Wodka, Ericka L ^a,b   Simmonds, Daniel J ^a   Mahone, E Mark ^a,b   Mostofsky, Stewart H ^a,b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Go no go; Inhibitory control; Intrasubject variability; Response preparation; Supplementary motor area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REACTIVE INHIBITION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650714464     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390802272036     Document Type: Article

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