Genetic analysis of the resting electroencephalographic power spectrum in human twins

Psychophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 584-591

  Christian, J C ^a   Morzorati, S ^a   Norton Jr , J A ^a   Williams, C J ^b   O'Connor, S ^a   Li, T K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 0029789060     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1996.tb02435.x     Document Type: Article

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