A neuronal population measure of attention predicts behavioral performance on individual trials

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 15241-15253

  Cohen, Marlene R ^a   Maunsell, John H R ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHESUS MONKEY; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROC CURVE; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 78149473942     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2171-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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