ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2020
Is So Called "Split Alpha" in EEG Spectral Analysis a Result of Methodological and Interpretation Errors?
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Commentary: Is So-Called "Split Alpha" in EEG Spectral Analysis a Result of Methodological and Interpretation Errors?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Response: Commentary: Is So-Called "Split Alpha" in EEG Spectral Analysis a Result of Methodological and Interpretation Errors?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
This paper attempts to explain some methodological issues regarding EEG signal analysis which might lead to misinterpretation and therefore to unsubstantiated conclusions. The so called "
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