Changes in human EEG alpha activity following exposure to two different pulsed magnetic field sequences

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Cook, C M ^a,d   Saucier, D M ^a   Thomas, A W ^b   Prato, F S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha; EEG; Electromagnetic field; ELF; Occipital

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ALPHA; ALPHA ACTIVITIES; BIO-ELECTROMAGNETICS; ELF; EXPOSED TO; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; FIELD EXPOSURE; HUMAN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; OCCIPITAL; PULSED MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED MAGNETIC FIELD; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

EID: 58649114085     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20434     Document Type: Article

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