Motivation enhances visual working memory capacity through the modulation of central cognitive processes

Psychophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 864-871

  Sanada, Motoyuki ^a   Ikeda, Koki ^a   Kimura, Kenta ^b   Hasegawa, Toshikazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ERP; Motivation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

BRA J PROTEIN, BRASSICA JUNCEA; NAPIN; PLANT ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ERP; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISION; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ERP; MOTIVATION; WORKING MEMORY;

2S ALBUMINS, PLANT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881614472     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12077     Document Type: Article

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