Individual differences in anterior EEG asymmetry: Methodological problems and solutions

Biological Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 157-182

  Hagemann, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emotion; Frontal EEG asymmetry; Methodology

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTIFACT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; ERROR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2342507743     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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