Dynamic adjustments of cognitive control: Oscillatory correlates of the conflict adaptation effect

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2167-2178

  Pastötter, Bernhard ^a   Dreisbach, Gesine ^a   Bäuml, Karl Heinz T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFLICT; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PARIETAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BETA RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; THETA RHYTHM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886697810     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00474     Document Type: Article

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