The Ruff Figural Fluency Test: Heightened right frontal lobe delta activity as a function of performance

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 427-434

  Foster, Paul S ^a   Williamson, John B ^a   Harrison, David W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluency; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychology; Ruff Figural Fluency Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTRODE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; RUFF FIGURAL FLUENCY TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 19344375087     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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