Temporal preparation influences the dynamics of information processing: Evidence for early onset of information accumulation

Vision Research

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1025-1034

  Bausenhart, Karin M ^a   Rolke, Bettina ^a   Seibold, Verena C ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Speed accuracy trade off; Temporal information processing; Temporal preparation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; VELOCITY; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952890036     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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