Pupillometry and P3 index the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic arousal function in humans

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1532-1543

  Murphy, Peter R ^a   Robertson, Ian H ^a   Balsters, Joshua H ^a   O'connell, Redmond G ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cognition; EEG ERP; Normal volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053564431     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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