EEG coherence effects of audio-visual stimulation (AVS) at dominant and twice dominant alpha frequency

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 25-42

  Frederick, Jon A ^a   Timmermann, DeAnna L ^b   Russell, Harold L ^c   Lubar, Joel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee ^*

Author keywords

Audiovisual stimulation; AVS; Coherence; Experiment wise error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 23644443841     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J184v08n04_03     Document Type: Article

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