Theta-gamma coupling during a working memory task as compared to a simple vigilance task

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 532, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-43

  Park, Jin Young ^a,b   Jhung, Kyungun ^c   Lee, Jaewon ^d   An, Suk Kyoon ^b,e  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Kongju National Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attention; Cross frequency coupling; Memory; Theta phase and gamma power coupling (TGC); Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THETA GAMMA COUPLING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871036398     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.10.061     Document Type: Article

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