Alpha power, alpha asymmetry and anterior cingulate cortex activity in depressed males and females

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1483-1491

  Jaworska, Natalia ^a,b   Blier, Pierre ^a   Fusee, Wendy ^a   Knott, Verner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha asymmetry; Anterior cingulate cortex; Major depressive disorder; Sex; SLORETA; Theta activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LOW RESOLUTION BRAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; MOOD DISORDER; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 84866924535     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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