Theta-gamma coupling during episodic retrieval in the human EEG

Brain Research

Volumn 1577, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-68

  Köster, Moritz ^a   Friese, Uwe ^b   Schöne, Benjamin ^a   Trujillo Barreto, Nelson ^c   Gruber, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c CUBAN NEUROSCIENCE CENTER   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cross frequency coupling; Memory retrieval; Neuronal oscillations; Theta gamma phase amplitude coupling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODULATION INDEX; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHASE AMPLITUDE COUPLING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SENSOR; THETA GAMMA PHASE AMPLITUDE COUPLING; THETA RHYTHM; BRAIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; THETA RHYTHM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925883367     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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