Mechanisms of interference in vibrotactile working memory

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Bancroft, Tyler D ^a   Servos, Philip ^a   Hockley, William E ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRACTIBILITY; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; TACTILE MEMORY; TACTILE STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STIMULATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 79960801856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022518     Document Type: Article

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