Neural synchrony in stochastic resonance, attention, and consciousness

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-326

  Ward, Lawrence M ^a   Doesburg, Sam M ^a   Kitajo, Keiichi ^a   MacLean, Shannon E ^a   Roggeveen, Alexa B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NOISE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947539453     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cjep2006029     Document Type: Article

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