Cross-Frequency Power Correlations Reveal the Right Superior Temporal Gyrus as a Hub Region During Working Memory Maintenance

Brain Connectivity

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 460-472

  Park, Hyojin ^a,b   Kang, Eunjoo ^c   Kang, Hyejin ^a   Kim, June Sic ^d   Jensen, Ole ^e   Chung, Chun Kee ^b,d   Lee, Dong Soo ^a,b,f  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

beamformer; cross frequency correlation; magnetoencephalography (MEG); source connectivity; visuospatial working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017022181     PISSN: 21580014     EISSN: 21580022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/brain.2011.0046     Document Type: Article

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