Magnetic stimulation of the dorsal premotor cortex modulates the Simon effect

• Published in: Neuroreport Vol. 10; no. 17; p. 3671
• Main Authors: Praamstra, P, Kleine, B U, Schnitzler, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 26.11.1999
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Choice Behavior - physiology; Female; Humans; Magnetics; Male; Models, Neurological; Motor Cortex - physiology; Physical Stimulation; Reaction Time - physiology; Space Perception - physiology; Time Factors

In choice reaction tasks, subjects typically respond faster when the relative spatial positions of stimulus and response match than when they do not match. A prominent explanation attributes this 'Simon effect' to automatic response activation elicited by spatial correspondence, which faci...