Sferics provoke changes in EEG power

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 87-102

  Schienle, A ^a   Stark, R ^a   Vaitl, D ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrocortical effects; Pulsed electromagnetic signals; Sferics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035027236     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207450109149759     Document Type: Article

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