Affective response to 5 μT ELF magnetic field-induced physiological changes

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-114

  Stevens, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective state; DC offset ELC; Electroencephalography; Emotional response

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

AFFECTIVE RESPONSE; AFFECTIVE STATE; DC OFFSETS; DC-OFFSET ELC; ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EMOTIONAL RESPONSE; EMOTIONAL STATE; FIELD-INDUCED; MAGNETIC-FIELD; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 33846662584     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20280     Document Type: Article

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