Combined effects of mental load and background noise on CNS activity indicated by brain DC potentials

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-92

  Trimmel, M ^a   Kundi, M ^a   Binder, G ^a   Groll Knapp, E ^a   Haider, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030044713     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-4120(95)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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