Electrophysiological (QEEG) correlates of effective reading: Towards a generator/activation theory of the mind

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 37-66

  Thornton, Kirtley E ^a  

^a Mental health clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dyslexia; Memory; Neurotherapy; QEEG; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RECALL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; THETA RHYTHM; VISION;

EID: 0036925771     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J184v06n03_04     Document Type: Article

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