The development of anticipatory cognitive control processes in task-switching: An ERP study in children, adolescents, and young adults

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1258-1275

  Manzi, Alberto ^a,b   Nessler, Doreen ^b   Czernochowski, Daniela ^c   Friedman, David ^b  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ERP; Mixing costs; Switching costs; Task switching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960844743     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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