Mathematical cognitive style and arithmetic sign comprehension: A study of EEG alpha and theta activity

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Earle, Jonathan B B ^a   Garcia Dergay, Patricia ^a   Manniello, Anthony ^a   Dowd, Christopher ^a  

^a BRADFORD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; COMPREHENSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0030052186     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8760(95)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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