Reward History and Statistical Learning Independently Impact Attention Search: An ERP Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instrumentation and Stimulation
2.3. Design and Process
3. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Behavioral Results
4.2. EEG Results
4.2.1. Statistical Learning-Related Early Pd, Pd, and N2pc
4.2.2. Reward History and Its Relationship with Statistical Learning
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, G.; Wu, R.; Wang, H.; Chen, J.; Li, S.; Wang, Q.; Sun, H.-J. Reward History and Statistical Learning Independently Impact Attention Search: An ERP Study. Brain Sci. 2024, 14, 874. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090874
Zhao G, Wu R, Wang H, Chen J, Li S, Wang Q, Sun H-J. Reward History and Statistical Learning Independently Impact Attention Search: An ERP Study. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(9):874. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090874
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Guang, Rongtao Wu, Huijun Wang, Jiahuan Chen, Shiyi Li, Qiang Wang, and Hong-Jin Sun. 2024. "Reward History and Statistical Learning Independently Impact Attention Search: An ERP Study" Brain Sciences 14, no. 9: 874. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090874