Sex differences in EEG coherence during a verbal memory task in normal adults

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-122

  Volf, Nina V ^a   Razumnikova, Olga M ^a  

^a SB RAMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

EEG coherence; Sex difference; Verbal memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THETA RHYTHM; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0032733347     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(99)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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