Single-trial regression elucidates the role of prefrontal theta oscillations in response conflict

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue FEB, 2011, Pages

  Cohen, Michael X ^a,b   Cavanagh, James F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; EEG; Medial frontal cortex; Oscillations; Regression; Response conflict; Single trial; Theta

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855215480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00030     Document Type: Article

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