Neuro-oscillatory mechanisms of intersensory selective attention and task switching in school-aged children, adolescents and young adults

Developmental Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 469-487

  Murphy, Jeremy W ^a,b   Foxe, John J ^a,b   Molholm, Sophie ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALPHA RHYTHM; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CUES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937143529     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12316     Document Type: Article

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