Twin and family studies of the human electroencephalogram: A review and a meta-analysis

Biological Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 111-138

  Van Beijsterveldt, C E M ^a   Van Baal, G C M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EEG; ERP; Heritability meta analysis; Review; Twin and family studies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LATENT PERIOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TWINS;

EID: 0036773740     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(02)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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