Task-dependent uncertainty modulation of perceptual decisions in the human brain

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3732-3739

  Li, Sheng ^a   Yang, Feitong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Categorization; fMRI; Perception; Task difficulty; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTRAPARIETAL SULCUS; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PERCEPTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84871292691     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12006     Document Type: Article

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