β- And γ-band EEG power predicts illusory auditory continuity perception

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2717-2724

  Vinnik, Ekaterina ^a   Itskov, Pavel M ^a   Balaban, Evan ^b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

band; Auditory; Auditory continuity; Continuity illusion; EEG; Electroencephalography; ERP; Filling in; Noise; Oscillatory activity; Sound in noise perception; SSR; Steady state response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSORY AUDITORY CONTINUITY PERCEPTION; LOUDNESS; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; STEADY STATE; STIMULUS EVOKED AUDITORY STEADY STATE RESPONSES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING;

EID: 84869191636     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00196.2012     Document Type: Article

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