A model-based approach to the quantitative analysis of eyeblink EMG response components

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Blumenthal, Terry D ^a   Melkonian, Dmitriy ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Component; EMG; Eyeblink; Fragmentary decomposition; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037745542     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//0269-8803.17.1.1     Document Type: Article

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