Dimension-based attention modulates early visual processing

Psychophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 968-978

  Gramann, Klaus ^a,b   Töllner, Thomas ^b   Müller, Hermann J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; EEG; N2; P1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955156115     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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