Motor and executive control in repetitive timing of brief intervals

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 365-380

  Holm, Linus ^a   Madison, Guy ^a   Ullén, Fredrik ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Divided attention; Dual task interference; Executive functions; Motor coordination; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879976999     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029142     Document Type: Article

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