Electroencephalogram alpha activity: Modern interpretations

Uspekhi Fiziologicheskikh Nauk

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 32-53

  Bazanova, O M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Activityion; Alpha baud width; Alpha microsiaies buralion; Alpha phase locking; Alpha spindle; Amount of alpha suppression; EEG alpha activity; Individual alpha peak frequency; Segment alpha amplitude variability

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 70350498929     PISSN: 03011798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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