Prestimulus vigilance predicts response speed in an easy visual discrimination task

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Healthy adults show considerable within-subject variation of reaction time (RT) when performing cognitive tests. So far, the neurophysiological correlates of these inconsistencies have not yet been investigated sufficiently. In parti...

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Main Authors: Schönknecht Peter, Sheldrick Abigail J, Olbrich Sebastian, Sander Christian, Trenner Maja U, Minkwitz Juliane, Hegerl Ulrich, Himmerich Hubertus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Behavioral and Brain Functions
Online Access:http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/7/1/31