Role of working memory in transformation of visual and motor representations for use in mental simulation

Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 210-216

  Gabbard, Carl ^a   Lee, Jihye ^a   Caçola, Priscila ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental imagery; Motor imagery; Sequential finger movements; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; FINGER TAPPING TEST; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MENTAL CHRONOMETRY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR IMAGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOM ERROR; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FINGERS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888134856     PISSN: 17588928     EISSN: 17588936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17588928.2013.820180     Document Type: Article

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