EEG power changes reflect distinct mechanisms during long-term memory retrieval

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-369

  Khader, Patrick H ^a   Rösler, Frank ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha; EEG; Long term memory; Theta

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551692603     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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