RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Attention Reduction and Suppressed Direct-Current Potentials in the Human Brain
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 331
OP 333
DO 10.1126/science.164.3877.331
VO 164
IS 3877
A1 Tecce, Joseph J.
A1 Scheff, Neil M.
YR 1969
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/164/3877/331.abstract
AB Distraction suppresses direct-current potentials (contingent negative variation) recorded from the human scalp. This reduction is accompanied by retarded reaction time. Contingent negative variation and reaction time appear to reflect a common process, attention.