Influences of instructions and expertise on the mechanisms involved during a working memory task: An EEG Study

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 105-115

  Calmels, Claire ^a   Foutren, Marion ^a   Stam, Cornelis J ^b  

^a Institut National du Sport   (France)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eeg; Expertise; Functional connectivity; Instructions; Movement; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSICIAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 79960079216     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803/a000046     Document Type: Article

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