Characterization of N200 and P300: Selected studies of the Event-Related Potential

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Patel, Salil H ^a   Azzam, Pierre N ^b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography (EEG); N2; Neuroimaging; P3; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 6; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LATENT PERIOD; MEMORY; METABOLISM; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRATIFICATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 25644432014     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.2.147     Document Type: Review

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