High-frequency components in the alpha band and memory performance

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-172

  Vogt, Friedrich ^a   Klimesch, Wolfgang ^a   Doppelmayr, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpha band power; Electroencephalogram; Eyes closed; Eyes open; Memorizing words; Memory performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031869550     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199803000-00011     Document Type: Article

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