Brain electric microstates and momentary conscious mind states as building blocks of spontaneous thinking: I. Visual imagery and abstract thoughts

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Lehmann, D ^a,b   Strik, W K ^b   Henggeler, B ^b   Koenig, T ^a   Koukkou, M ^c  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abstract thought; Conscious experiences; Microstates of brain electric field; Mode of cognition; Spontaneous mentation; Visual imagery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; THINKING;

ADULT; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; THINKING; VISION;

EID: 0031779361     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(97)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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