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Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were used to examine the neural correlates of attention and effector switching when one or both types of switches were performed on a given trial. The response time data revealed that switch costs tended to increase from attention switches to effector switches to attention1effector switches. For right-hand responses, attention switching was associated with a parietal slow wave and effector switching was associated with a central readiness potential. For left-hand responses, attention switching was associated with a parietal slow wave, and effector switching was associated with a parietal slow wave and a readiness potential. These data suggest that the independence of the neural systems supporting attention and effector switching may be limited to instances where the dominant hemisphere controls the response.
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West, R., Bailey, K. & Langley, M.M. An investigation of the neural correlates of attention and effector switching using ERPs. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 9, 190–201 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3758/CABN.9.2.190
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