The role of executive functions in human prospective interval timing

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 352-358

  Ogden, R S ^a   Salominaite, E ^a   Jones, L A ^b   Fisk, J E ^c   Montgomery, C ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inhibition; Interval production; Timing; Updating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 79958081071     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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