The influence of exercise intensity on frontal electroencephalographic asymmetry and self-reported affect

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-359

  Woo, Minjung ^a   Kim, Sungwoon ^b   Kim, Jingu ^b   Petruzzello, Steven J ^c   Hatfield, Bradley D ^d  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Brain; Emotion; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STUDENT;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956986163     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599683     Document Type: Article

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