Effects of 20-min audio-visual stimulation (AVS) at dominant alpha frequency and twice dominant alpha frequency on the cortical EEG

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Timmermann, DeAnna L ^a   Lubar, Joel F ^a   Rasey, Howard W ^a   Frederick, Jon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha stimulation; Audio visual stimulation (AVS); Beta stimulation; Electroencephalography (EEG); Electrophysiological measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MAPPING; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BETA RHYTHM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0033050258     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(98)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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