stop signal

collocation in English

meaningsofstopandsignal

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stop
noun[C]
uk
/stɒp/
us
/stɑːp/
the act of stopping an activity or journey, or a period of time when ...
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signal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or ...
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(Definition ofstopandsignalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The timing of the inhibitory response begins with the onset of thestopsignal.
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If, however, thestopsignaloccurs shortly after the go signal the subject will almost always be able to inhibit the response.
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The form of response inhibition we have chosen to study is that obtained from thestopsignalparadigm.
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That is, the primary task signal and thestopsignalwere delivered at the same time.
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This involves the calculation of each individual's mean reaction time to trials with nostopsignalpresent.
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On the ability to inhibit thought and action : a user's guide to thestopsignalparadigm.
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Eachstopsignaldelay occurred equally often with each of the primary task letters.
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If patients had relatively greater difficulty detecting the auditorystopsignalthen this may account for the current results.
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Significantly longerstopsignallatencies represents one aspect of deficient inhibitory control.
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The sequence of primary task stimuli, stop signals andstop-signaldelays was random.
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Dysfunction in any one of the areas making up this network could conceivably contribute to the deficit patients exhibit on thestopsignaltask.
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Movement-related potentials associated with motor inhibition under different preparatory states during performance of two visualstopsignalparadigms in humans.
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Stop signals were presented at four different "stopsignalintervals".
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