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Recognition of noisy pictures of Arabic numerals was accompanied by an increase in EEG coherence in the frontal cortical regions, especially in the left hemisphere, and between the frontal and occipital areas in both left and right hemispheres. Coherence values decreased in the temporo-centro-occipital areas of both hemispheres. A correlation was found between the coherence pattern in the prestimulus period and the quality of subsequent activity. Correct recognition was preceded by left-side asymmetry of the EEG coherence. Before erroneous recognition, EEG coherence levels were higher than before a correct response, and the increase in coherence was widely generalized over the cortex (especially in the Δ, ϑ, and α1 frequency bands). The frequency of expression of an increased integral EEG coherence was higher before erroneous recognition than before a correct response. These changes in coherence were symmetrical.
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Original Russian Text © R.A. Pavlygina, D.S. Sakharov, V.I. Davydov, 2007, published in Fiziologiya Cheloveka, 2007, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 34–40.
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Pavlygina, R.A., Sakharov, D.S. & Davydov, V.I. EEG characteristics determining the quality of subsequent recognition of visual images. Hum Physiol 33, 27–33 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119707010045
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