An intra-K-complex oscillation with independent and labile frequency and topography in NREM sleep

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Kokkinos, Vasileios ^a   Koupparis, Andreas M ^a   Kostopoulos, George K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alpha; Human EEG; K complex; NREM sleep; Theta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; SCORING SYSTEM; THETA RHYTHM; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84933675156     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00163     Document Type: Article

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