A short review of slow phase synchronization and memory: Evidence for control processes in different memory systems?

Brain Research

Volumn 1235, Issue , 2008, Pages 31-44

  Klimesch, Wolfgang ^a   Freunberger, Roman ^a   Sauseng, Paul ^a   Gruber, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpha; Brain oscillations; Memory; Phase synchronization; Theta; Top down control

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALPHA RHYTHM; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMANTIC MEMORY; THETA RHYTHM;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NERVE NET; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 53049092587     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.049     Document Type: Review

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