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Electrophysiological signs of split-second decision-making.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7352278     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When young adults detected auditory stimuli at split-second intervals, different components of the event-related brain potentials showed markedly different speeds of recovery. The P3 component (latency 300 to 350 milliseconds) was fully recovered at intervals of less than 1.0 second, while the N1--P2 components (latencies 100 to 180 milliseconds) were markedly attenuated with stimulus repetition even at longer interstimulus intervals. Thus, the N1--P2 recovers much more slowly than a subject's ability to evaluate signals, whereas the P3 appears to be generated at the same high rates as the decision processes with which it is associated.
Authors:
D L Woods; S A Hillyard; E Courchesne; R Galambos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Science (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  207     ISSN:  0036-8075     ISO Abbreviation:  Science     Publication Date:  1980 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-03-17     Completed Date:  1980-03-17     Revised Date:  2007-03-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404511     Medline TA:  Science     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  655-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Auditory Perception / physiology
Brain / physiology*
Cognition / physiology
Decision Making / physiology*
Evoked Potentials
Humans
Memory / physiology
Time Factors

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