Signaling a switch: Neural correlates of task switching guided by task cues and transition cues

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 612-623

  West, Robert ^a   Langley, Moses M ^b   Bailey, Kira ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Frontal positivity; P2; Parietal slow wave; Task switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953289240     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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