Oscillatory activity in neocortical networks during tactile discrimination near the limit of spatial acuity

NeuroImage

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 300-310

  Adhikari, Bhim M ^a   Sathian, K ^b,c,d   Epstein, Charles M ^b   Lamichhane, Bidhan ^a   Dhamala, Mukesh ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain rhythms; Connectivity; EEG; ERP; Granger causality; Oscillations; Perceptual decision making; Somatosensory; Touch

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RHYTHMS; CONNECTIVITY; EEG; ERP; GRANGER CAUSALITY; OSCILLATIONS; PERCEPTUAL DECISION-MAKING; SOMATOSENSORY; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA RHYTHM; CAUSALITY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEUROIMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPACE PERCEPTION; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894309405     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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