Press the Button Except When the Letter is X (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Press the Button Except When the Letter is X

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Study participants were told to press a button when they saw a letter in their video goggles, except when the letter was X. This task enabled researchers to see which parts of the participants' brains were engaged when they did the task.

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llustration courtesy Alexander Olsen/NeuroImage

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