TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Does having to remember the position of a target improve reaction time?
JO  - Motor control
A1  - Parr-Brownlie, L.
A1  - Wickens, J.
A1  - Anson, J. G.
A1  - Hyland, B.
SP  - 142
EP  - 147
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - In the monkey, reaction time in a precued delayed response task was found to be faster when the animals had to remember the precue than when it was continually available (Smyrnis, Taira, Ashe, & Georgopoulos, 1992). We investigated whether this reflects a general principle that applies to all types of precued tasks. However, we found the opposite result in a simpler task in humans. Our findings suggest that the beneficial effect of a memory requirement on reaction time in the monkey may reflect an effect of task difficulty, rather than a fundamental process involved in all precued movement tasks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-1640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -