The effects of l-theanine on alpha-band oscillatory brain activity during a visuo-spatial attention task

Brain Topography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-51

  Gomez Ramirez, Manuel ^a,b   Kelly, Simon P ^a,b   Montesi, Jennifer L ^a   Foxe, John J ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha; EEG; High density electrical mapping; L Theanine; Oscillations; Tea

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; THEANINE;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC SEIZURE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CUES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERIODICITY; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349112566     PISSN: 08960267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10548-008-0068-z     Document Type: Article

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