Different mental rotation strategies reflected in the rotation related negativity

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 566-573

  ter Horst, Arjan C ^a   Jongsma, Marijtje L A ^a   Janssen, Lieneke K ^a   Van Lier, Rob ^a   Steenbergen, Bert ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ERP; Mental rotation; Motor imagery; Rotation related negativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858698212     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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