Electrophysiological dynamics reveal distinct processing of stimulus-stimulus and stimulus-response conflicts

Psychophysiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 562-571

  Li, Qi ^a   Wang, Kai ^a,b   Nan, Weizhi ^a,b   Zheng, Ya ^a,b,c   Wu, Haiyan ^a   Wang, Hongbin ^d   Liu, Xun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict adaptation; N2; Stimulus response compatibility; Theta band

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONFLICT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925350478     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12382     Document Type: Article

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