Neural characterization of the speed - Accuracy tradeoff in a perceptual decision-making task

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1254-1266

  Wenzlaff, Hermine ^a,b   Bauer, Markus ^c   Maess, Burkhard ^d   Heekeren, Hauke R ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRECUNEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251576144     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4000-10.2011     Document Type: Article

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