Blinking predicts enhanced cognitive control

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 346-354

  Van Bochove, Marlies E ^a   Van Der Haegen, Lise ^a   Notebaert, Wim ^a   Verguts, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Dopamine; Norephinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLINKING; COGNITION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUPIL; REACTION TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUPIL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880693862     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-012-0138-2     Document Type: Article

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