Accuracy and precision of visual stimulus timing in psychopy: No timing errors in standard usage

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Garaizar, Pablo ^a   Vadillo, Miguel A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME; TIMING ERROR; VISUAL STIMULATION; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84909582015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112033     Document Type: Article

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