Are there control processes, and (if so) can they be studied?

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 535-543

  Wylie, Glenn R ^a,b   Sumowski, James F ^a,b   Murray, Micah ^c,d  

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d University of Lausanne   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STIMULATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 80355132172     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0354-3     Document Type: Article

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