Enhanced cognitive control near the hands

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 462-469

  Weidler, Blaire J ^a   Abrams, Richard A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Embodied cognition; Hand posture; Task switching; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; BODY POSTURE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HAND; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HAND; HUMANS; POSTURE; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897433150     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0514-0     Document Type: Article

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