Electroencephalographic α-band and β-band correlates of perspective-taking and personal distress

NeuroReport

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 744-748

  Woodruff, Christopher Chad ^a   Daut, Rachel ^a   Brower, Michael ^a   Bragg, Ashanti ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

rhythms; electroencephalography; empathy; personal distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 80052953517     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: 1473558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834ab439     Document Type: Article

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