The relationships between EEG Θ and β oscillations and the level of creativity

Human Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-138

  Volf, N V ^a   Tarasova, I V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

and rhythms; EEG; Image related creativity; Instruction; Sex related differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951719527     PISSN: 03621197     EISSN: 16083164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0362119710020027     Document Type: Article

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