Phase-locking and amplitude modulations of EEG alpha: Two measures reflect different cognitive processes in a working memory task

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 311-318

  Herrmann, Christoph S ^a   Senkowski, Daniel ^b   Röttger, Stefan ^c  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha; EEG; Evoked; Induced; Phase locking; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 10444220274     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.51.4.311     Document Type: Article

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