Sensory gain outperforms efficient readout mechanisms in predicting attention-related improvements in behavior

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 40, 2014, Pages 13384-13398

  Itthipuripat, Sirawaj ^a   Ester, Edward F ^a   Deering, Sean ^a   Serences, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Contrast discrimination; Contrast response function; EEG; Efficient readout; Sensory gain

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING (VISION); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION LEARNING TEST; ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; EVOKED RESPONSE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907487160     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2277-14.2014     Document Type: Article

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