Reward speeds up and increases consistency of visual selective attention: A lifespan comparison

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 659-671

  Störmer, Viola ^a,c   Eppinger, Ben ^b,c   Li, Shu Chen ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lifespan development; Reward; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REWARD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904381025     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-014-0273-z     Document Type: Article

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