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Magnitude and duration of EEG alpha desynchronization were taken as indicators of the orienting response, and the relationship of these measures to intensity of visual stimulation was investigated. The two measures selected were found to vary with stimulus intensity, although each measure exhibited a different trend over stimulus intensity.
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Barry, R.J., Beh, H.C. Desynchronization of the alpha rhythm of the EEG as a function of intensity of visual stimulation. Psychon Sci 26, 241–242 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328604
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