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1/ f Noise in Human Cognition

Gilden, D. L., Thornton, T., Mallon, M. W.·1995·Science

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When a person attempts to produce from memory a given spatial or temporal interval, there is inevitably some error associated with the estimate. The time course of this error was measured in a series of experiments where subjects repeatedly attempted to replicate given target intervals. Sequences of the errors in both spatial and temporal replications were found to fluctuate as 1/f noises. 1/f noise is encountered in a wide variety of physical systems and is theorized to be a characteristic signature of complexity.

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Authors
Gilden, D. L., Thornton, T., & Mallon, M. W.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Venue
Science
Published
1995-03-24
Volume
267
Issue
5205
Pages
1837-1839
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2088581336
Cited by
641
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 41 · 2012: 38
FWCI
4.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Cognitive Science and Education Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Keywords
1/f noise, human cognition, memory reproduction, estimation error, complexity
MeSH terms
Cognition, Fourier Analysis, Humans, Models, Psychological, Reaction Time, Space Perception, Time Perception

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