The effect of a non-informative cueing signal in a three-choice reaction-time task |
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Authors: | Camille-Aimé Possamaï |
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Affiliation: | (1) Unité de Neurosciences Cognitives, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Fonctionelles, CNRS-LNF1, 31, chemin Joseph-Aiguier F-13402, 9 Marseille cédex, France |
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Abstract: | Summary Many studies have shown that in a simple reaction-time (RT) task a non-informative leading cue decreases RT to a subsequent target presented in the same region as the cue. This facilitation lasts about 150 ms; it is then replaced by a sustained inhibition. Experiment 1 tests the hypothesis that the initial facilitation is due to motor, rather than perceptual, processes by using choice RT. Facilitation is greater and lasts longer in choice than in simple tasks, thus supporting the hypothesis. Experiment 2 shows that facilitation occurs even when the subject actively orients his or her attention away from the cue. |
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