Thalamocortical theta coherence in neurological patients at rest and during a working memory task

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-96

  Sarnthein, J ^a   Morel, A ^a   Von Stein, A ^a   Jeanmonod, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpha blocking; Bicoherence; Cognition; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Latency; Local field potential (LFP); Thalamocortical dysrhythmia (TCD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCALP; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THETA RHYTHM; WORKING MEMORY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EYELIDS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURALGIA; REST; THALAMUS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 21744450139     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.03.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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