The effect of paradigm on alpha frequency in schizophrenia

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 63-72

  Harris, A W F ^a,b   Bahramali, H ^b,c   Lagopoulos, J ^b,c   Li, W M ^b,c   Gordon, E ^b,c   Wright, J J ^d  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha; Cognition; Quantified electroencephalography; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032419825     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459808986458     Document Type: Article

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