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Dynamics of the EEG spectral density in the θ, α, and β bands in the visual Go/NoGo task

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The study was aimed at analyzing event-related desynchronization/synchronization (ERD/ERS) in 19-channel EEGs recorded in 329 healthy subjects in the course of a Go/NoGo task. Three methods were tested: reference, current source density (CSD), and group decomposition by independent component analysis (ICA). A comparison of the three data sets showed that the ICA method better reflects the local features of the brain responses in the θ, α, and β ranges. The functional significance of the group ICA components is discussed.

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Ponomarev, M.V. Pronina, Yu.D. Kropotov, 2017, published in Fiziologiya Cheloveka, 2017, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 13–24.

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Ponomarev, V.A., Pronina, M.V. & Kropotov, Y.D. Dynamics of the EEG spectral density in the θ, α, and β bands in the visual Go/NoGo task. Hum Physiol 43, 366–376 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119717040132

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