The "red-alert" effect in visual search: Evidence from human electrophysiology

Psychophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 671-679

  Fortier Gauthier, Ulysse ^a   Dell'Acqua, Roberto ^b   JolicŒur, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE ET COGNITION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colors; EEG ERP; N2pc; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878955257     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12050     Document Type: Article

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