A supramodal accumulation-to-bound signal that determines perceptual decisions in humans

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1729-1735

  O'Connell, Redmond G ^a   Dockree, Paul M ^a   Kelly, Simon P ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; PERCEPTUAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870564847     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3248     Document Type: Article

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