Alpha-band activity reflects reduction of mental effort in a comparison task: A source space analysis

Brain Research

Volumn 1121, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-127

  Keil, Andreas ^a,b   Mussweiler, Thomas ^b,c   Epstude, Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Saxonian Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha band; Comparative reasoning; Electroencephalography; Linear estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750697634     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.118     Document Type: Article

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