Differential alpha coherence hemispheric patterns in men and women during pleasant and unpleasant musical emotions

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-49

  Flores Gutiérrez, Enrique O ^a   Díaz, José Luis ^c   Barrios, Fernando A ^b   Guevara, Miguel Ángel ^d   del Río Portilla, Yolanda ^a   Corsi Cabrera, María ^a   del Flores Gutiérrez, Enrique O ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alpha band; EEG coherence; Emotion; Men; Music; Sex differences; Women

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149311274     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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