Peak alpha frequency: An electroencephalographic measure of cognitive preparedness

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 887-897

  Angelakis, Efthymios ^a   Lubar, Joel F ^b   Stathopoulou, Stamatina ^a   Kounios, John ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive preparedness; Electroencephalographic; Peak alpha frequency; Resting baseline; State; Trait; Traumatic brain injury; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1442299157     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.11.034     Document Type: Article

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