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Beyond Reaction Time and Error Rate: Monitoring Mental Processes by Means of Slow Event-Related Brain Potentials

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Slow Potential Changes in the Human Brain

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Slow event-related brain potentials, i.e. amplitude shifts which prevail for at least 200 msec in the EEG, seem to be of particular interest for cognitive psychology. Support for this claim comes from both psychophysiological and neurophysiological research.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Philipps University, Marburg, West Germany

    Frank Rösler

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  1. Late of Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol, UK

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    S. H. Curry

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Rösler, F. (1993). Beyond Reaction Time and Error Rate: Monitoring Mental Processes by Means of Slow Event-Related Brain Potentials. In: McCallum, W.C., Curry, S.H. (eds) Slow Potential Changes in the Human Brain. NATO ASI Series, vol 254. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1597-9_8

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