Resting frontal eeg asymmetry and shyness and sociability in schizophrenia: A pilot study of community-based outpatients

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 847-856

  Jetha, Michelle K ^a   Schmidt, Louis A ^a   Goldberg, Joel O ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha activity; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Frontal brain electrical activity; Personality traits in schizophrenia; Schizophrenia; Shyness and sociability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTPATIENT; POSITIVE SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; FRONTAL LOBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHYNESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 65649116185     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450701242966     Document Type: Article

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