Updating the premotor theory: The allocation of attention is not always accompanied by saccade preparation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 902-914

  Belopolsky, Artem V ^a   Theeuwes, Jan ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Premotor theory; Saccades

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCULOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873710637     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028662     Document Type: Article

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