Alpha Oscillatory Dynamics Index Temporal Expectation Benefits in Working Memory

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1938-1946

  Wilsch, Anna ^a   Henry, Molly J ^a   Herrmann, Björn ^a   Maess, Burkhard ^a   Obleser, Jonas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

alpha oscillations; magnetoencephalography; speech in noise; temporal expectations; working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULA; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPONSE TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; WHITE NOISE; WORKING MEMORY; ALPHA RHYTHM; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOISE; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936756444     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu004     Document Type: Article

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