Response to Letter: Melloni et al., "Transient Induced Gamma-Band Response in EEG as a Manifestation of Miniature Saccades." Neuron 58, 429-441

Neuron

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-12

  Yuval Greenberg, Shlomit ^a   Keren, Alon S ^a   Tomer, Orr ^b   Nelken, Israel ^a   Deouell, Leon Y ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; LETTER; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 64149085506     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.04.003     Document Type: Letter

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