Figure 3.

Relationship between behavioral and steady-state responses. Note that SSSEP amplitudes refer to the difference from block mean (in percentage). Error bars indicate the SEM. A, Lower steady-state amplitudes cause significantly more missed target events in the subsequent trial than steady-state responses close to block mean (t₍₃₇₎ = 2.28, p < 0.05). Note that this analysis was based only on 10.13% of all trials and that steady-state amplitudes before hits do not necessarily have to be higher than block mean only because steady-state responses before missed targets are significantly lower than block mean. There is still a large amount on event-absent trials that were presented subsequently after each other or before distractor trials that are not included in the analyses. B, There is a significant correlation between steady-state responses and reaction times. The higher the steady-state amplitude in the previous trial, the lower was the reaction time to correctly detected target events in subsequent trials.