Having to identify a target reduces latencies in prosaccades but not in antisaccades

Psychological Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-20

  Guyader, Nathalie ^a   Malsert, Jennifer ^b   Marendaz, Christian ^b  

^a GIPSA LAB   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 72149126899     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-008-0218-7     Document Type: Article

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