EEG analysis of male to female transsexuals: Discriminant function and source analysis

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 219-222

  Flor Henry, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Handedness; Lateralization; Quantitative EEG; Source localization; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

EID: 77957695474     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005941004100410     Document Type: Article

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