Sequence effects support the conflict theory of N2 and P3 in the Go/NoGo task

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-226

  Smith, Janette L ^a   Smith, Elizabeth A ^a   Provost, Alexander L ^a   Heathcote, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Go NoGo; N2; P3; Response competition; Sequence effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENTAL TASK; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549087511     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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