"Alpha Rhythm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Brain waves characterized by a relatively high voltage or amplitude and a frequency of 8-13 Hz. They constitute the majority of waves recorded by EEG registering the activity of the parietal and occipital lobes when the individual is awake, but relaxed with the eyes closed.
| Descriptor ID |
D000513
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.376.300.150.374 E01.370.405.245.287.374 G07.265.087.500 G11.561.127.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Alpha Rhythm- Alpha Rhythm
- Alpha Rhythms
- Rhythm, Alpha
- Rhythms, Alpha
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alpha Rhythm" by people in Profiles.
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Lawhern V, Kerick S, Robbins KA. Detecting alpha spindle events in EEG time series using adaptive autoregressive models. BMC Neurosci. 2013 Sep 18; 14:101.
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Del Percio C, Babiloni C, Bertollo M, Marzano N, Iacoboni M, Infarinato F, Lizio R, Stocchi M, Robazza C, Cibelli G, Comani S, Eusebi F. Visuo-attentional and sensorimotor alpha rhythms are related to visuo-motor performance in athletes. Hum Brain Mapp. 2009 Nov; 30(11):3527-40.