Human alpha oscillations in wakefulness, drowsiness period, and REM sleep: Different electroencephalographic phenomena within the alpha band

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-71

  Cantero, Jose L ^a,b   Atienza, Mercedes ^a,b   Salas, Rosa M ^a  

^a Laboratory of Sleep and Cognition   (Spain)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha activity; Alpha rhythm; Brain microstates; Coherence; Drowsiness; Humans; Quantitative EEG techniques; REM; Spectral analysis; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; DROWSINESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; OSCILLATION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REM SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0036197246     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0987-7053(01)00289-1     Document Type: Article

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