Neural mechanisms of human perceptual learning: Electrophysiological evidence for a two-stage process

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Hamamé, Carlos M ^a,b,c,d   Cosmelli, Diego ^a,b   Henriquez, Rodrigo ^a,b   Aboitiz, Francisco ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d LYON NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEARNING; MALE; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955628961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019221     Document Type: Article

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