Storing fine detailed information in visual working memory - Evidence from event-related potentials

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Gao, Zaifeng ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Liang, Junying ^a   Chen, Hui ^a   Yin, Jun ^a   Shen, Mowei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capacity; Detailed information; Visual working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149108607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.7.17     Document Type: Article

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