The effects of electrode impedance on data quality and statistical significance in ERP recordings

Psychophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 888-904

  Kappenman, Emily S ^a   Luck, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode impedance; Signal to noise ratio; Skin potentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCALP; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCALP; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955163795     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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