Superior performance and neural efficiency: The impact of intelligence and expertise

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 422-439

  Grabner, Roland H ^a   Neubauer, Aljoscha C ^a   Stern, Elsbeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chess; EEG; ERD; Knowledge; Learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646024287     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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