EEG and ERP assessment of normal aging

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Evoked Potentials

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 244-256

  Polich, John ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Electroencephalography (EEG); Event related potential (ERP); P3(00); Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0031149083     PISSN: 01685597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-5597(97)96139-6     Document Type: Article

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