Isolating the neural mechanisms of interference during continuous multisensory dual-task performance

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 476-489

  Kasper, Ryan W ^a   Cecotti, Hubert ^a   Touryan, Jon ^b   Eckstein, Miguel P ^a   Giesbrecht, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893386953     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00480     Document Type: Article

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