Functional coupling of parietal alpha rhythms is enhanced in athletes before visuomotor performance: A coherence electroencephalographic study

Neuroscience

Volumn 175, Issue , 2011, Pages 198-211

  Del Percio, C ^a   Iacoboni, M ^b   Lizio, R ^a   Marzano, N ^c   Infarinato, F ^a   Vecchio, F ^d   Bertollo, M ^e,f   Robazza, C ^e,g   Comani, S ^e,h   Limatola, C ^b,g   Babiloni, C ^i,j,k  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SDN   (Italy)

^d SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^f Federazione Italiana Pentathlon Moderno (FIPM)   (Italy)

^g Unione Italiana Tiro a Segno (UITS)   (Italy)

^h Casa di Cura Privata Villa Serena   (Italy)

ⁱ IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^k San Raffaele Cassino ^*  (Italy)

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Author keywords

Alpha band; Electroencephalography (EEG); Elite pistol shooters; Functional coupling; Spectral coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PARIETAL LOBE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951480059     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.11.031     Document Type: Article

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