Interindividual differences in alpha and theta power reflect memory performance

Intelligence

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 347-362

  Klimesch, W ^a   Vogt, F ^a   Doppelmayr, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

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EID: 0033248345     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(99)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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