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Electroencephalographic (EEG) examination of healthy children within the ages of one to seven years was conducted to determine the basic EEG characteristics of maturation of the brain bioelectric activity. It was found that the index and frequency of the α activity, the average range of the rhythm assimilation reaction, and the expression of area-specific differences in the α-rhythm and activation response are characterized by an increasing pattern of age-related changes in healthy children 1–7 years old. On the other hand, the index of the Δ-rhythm showed a decreasing pattern of age-related changes as did the maximum (5–8) number of correlation relationships between these EEG measures.
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Koroleva, N.V., Nebera, S.A. & Gutnik, I.N. Basic Characteristics of Maturity of the Brain Bioelectric Activity in Children 1–7 Years of Age. Human Physiology 28, 687–692 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021100306122
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