Deliberation in the motor system: Reflex gains track evolving evidence leading to a decision

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2276-2286

  Selen, Luc P J ^a,b   Shadlen, Michael N ^c   Wolpert, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857096684     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5273-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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