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CONCEPT
inhibition of return
the phenomenon in which the speed and accuracy with which an object is detected are first briefly enhanced (for perhaps 100-300 milliseconds) after the object is attended, and then detection speed and accuracy are impaired (for perhaps 500-3000 milliseconds).

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Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months ago.

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tactile monitor/discrimination
  • response time to second stimulus minus response time to first stimulus
  
attentional blink task
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhibition_of_return
about one year ago

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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:
the observation that the speed and accuracy with which an object is detected are first briefly enhanced (for perhaps 100-300 milliseconds) after the object is attended, and then detection speed and accuracy are impaired (for perhaps 500-3000 milliseconds).

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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago:
the observation that the speed and accuracy with which an object is detected are first briefly enhanced (for perhaps 100-300 milliseconds) after the object is attended, and then detection speed and accuracy are impaired (for perhaps 500-3000 milliseconds). (from Wikipedia)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about three years ago:
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2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for inhibition of return
2011-05-04 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for inhibition of return. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/inhibition_of_return]
2011-05-04 NPicchetti: Added new topic to discussion
2010-05-10 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for inhibition of return. [view the changes at http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/term/inhibition_of_return]
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