The influence of training on the attentional blink and psychological refractory period

Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 979-999

  Garner, K G ^a   Tombu, M N ^b   Dux, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional blink; Capacity limitations; Cognitive training; Psychological refractory period

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; REPETITION PRIMING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REPETITION PRIMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900457839     PISSN: 19433921     EISSN: 1943393X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13414-014-0638-y     Document Type: Article

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