Research article summary (published 23 May 2007):

Semantic and repetition priming within the attentional blink: an event-related brain potential (ERP) investigation study.

Full Abstract

An attentional blink (AB) paradigm was used to directly compare semantic and repetition priming for reported words versus missed words. Three target words (T1, T2, T3) were embedded in a rapidly presented stream of non-word distractors for report at the end of each trial. Whereas T1 was not related to either T2 or T3, T2 and T3 could be unrelated words, semantically related words, or identical. Semantic and repetition priming effects were evident in both behavioral and electrophysiological measures on T3, whether T2 was accurately reported or 'blinked'. These results suggest that semantic and repetition priming effects, under rapid serial visual presentation conditions, are modulated by at least partially overlapping neural mechanisms.

Author information

Author/s: Pesciarelli, F (F); Kutas, M (M); Dell'acqua, R (R); Peressotti, F (F); Job, R (R); Urbach, T P (TP);

Affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131 Padova, Italy. francesca.pesciarelli(-atsign-)unipd.it

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Biological psychology (Biol Psychol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Sep; vol 76 (issue 1-2) : pp 21-30

Dates: Created 2007/08/27; Completed 2007/11/28;

PMID: 17611011, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Attention - physiology Brain Mapping Cerebral Cortex - physiology Color Perception - physiology Cues Electroencephalography Evoked Potentials - physiology Female

Female Humans Male Mental Recall - physiology Paired-Associate Learning - physiology Reaction Time - physiology Refractory Period, Psychological - physiology Semantics Verbal Learning - physiology

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