Interoceptive and exteroceptive attention have opposite effects on subsequent somatosensory perceptual decision making

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 926-938

  Mirams, Laura ^a   Poliakoff, Ellen ^a   Brown, Richard J ^a   Lloyd, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Exteroception; Interoception; Signal detection analysis; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOUCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84861307157     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.636823     Document Type: Article

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