The oft-neglected role of parietal EEG asymmetry and risk for major depressive disorder

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-95

  Stewart, Jennifer L ^a   Towers, David N ^b   Coan, James A ^c   Allen, John J B ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; EEG asymmetry; Endophenotype

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOPHENOTYPES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78650020093     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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