Combining computer game-based behavioural experiments with high-density EEG and infrared gaze tracking

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 46, 2010, Pages

  Yoder, Keith J ^a,b   Belmonte, Matthew K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Computer game; Ecological validity; ERP; Gaze tracking; High density EEG; ICA

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355142359     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2320     Document Type: Article

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