Measuring software timing errors in the presentation of visual stimuli in cognitive neuroscience experiments

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Garaizar, Pablo ^a   Vadillo, Miguel A ^b   López De Ipiña, Diego ^a   Matute, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; COGNITION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MICROCOMPUTER; NEUROSCIENCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

COGNITION; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84896959689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085108     Document Type: Article

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