The neural oscillations of conflict adaptation in the human frontal region

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 364-372

  Tang, Dandan ^a   Hu, Li ^a   Chen, Antao ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conflict adaptation; Electroencephalography (EEG); Event related (de)synchronization (ERD, ERS); Look to do transition; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONFLICT; CONFLICT ADAPTATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877911293     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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