Search asymmetry, sustained attention, and response inhibition

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Stevenson, Hugh ^a   Russell, Paul N ^a   Helton, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Near infrared spectroscopy; Response inhibition; Sustained attention; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE INHIBITION; RESPONSE TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SELF REPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 80054052316     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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