Action dynamics in multitasking: the impact of additional task factors on the execution of the prioritized motor movement

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Scherbaum, Stefan ^a   Gottschalk, Caroline ^a   Dshemuchadse, Maja ^a   Fischer, Rico ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

action dynamics; cognitive control; conflict adaptation; crosstalk; dual task; mouse movements; task shielding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992067705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00934     Document Type: Article

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