Induced EEG Gamma Oscillation Alignment Improves Differentiation Between Autism and ADHD Group Responses in a Facial Categorization Task

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 78-91

  Gross, Eric ^a   El Baz, Ayman S ^a   Sokhadze, Guela E ^a   Sears, Lonnie ^b   Casanova, Manuel F ^a,b   Sokhadze, Estate M ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; SERTRALINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84861956367     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874208.2012.677631     Document Type: Article

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