Effects of memory load on event-related patterns of 40-Hz EEG during cognitive and motor tasks

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-315

  De Pascalis, V ^a   Ray, W J ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

40 Hz EEG activity; Event related synchronization; Evoked cardiac response; Information processing; Response times; Visual recognition task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECELERATION; EAR LOBE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; SCALP; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032079251     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(97)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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