Effects of working memory load on visual selective attention: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUNE, 2011, Pages

  Pratt, Nikki ^a   Willoughby, Adrian ^a   Swick, Diane ^a,b  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dual task; ERPs; P1; P300; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSONANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 82955235656     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00057     Document Type: Article

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