The influence of reward on the performance of verbal creative tasks: Behavioral and EEG effects

Human Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 302-308

  Volf, N V ^a,b   Tarasova, I B ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b NOVOSIBIRSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR COMPLEX ISSUES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

, , rhythms; EEG; monetary reward; power of bioelectric potentials; sex differences; verbal creativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878805891     PISSN: 03621197     EISSN: 16083164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0362119713020187     Document Type: Article

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