Communication apprehension and resting alpha range asymmetry in the anterior cortex

Communication Education

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-460

  Beatty, Michael J ^a   Heisel, Alan D ^b   Lewis, Robert J ^c   Pence, Michelle E ^d   Reinhart, Amber ^b   Tian, Yan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry anterior cortex; Communication apprehension; Electroencephalograph; Meta analysis; Transitory anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052891310     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2011.563389     Document Type: Article

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