Spatial and object-based attention modulates broadband high-frequency responses across the human visual cortical hierarchy

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1228-1240

  Davidesco, Ido ^a   Harel, Michal ^b   Ramot, Michal ^a   Kramer, Uri ^c,d   Kipervasser, Svetlana ^c,d   Andelman, Fani ^c   Neufeld, Miri Y ^c,d   Goelman, Gadi ^e   Fried, Itzhak ^c,f   Malach, Rafael ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY VISUAL CORTEX; STIMULATION; STRIATE CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84872303655     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3181-12.2013     Document Type: Article

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