QUANTITATIVE SURVEY OF KAPPA AND ALPHA EEG ACTIVITY
QUANTITATIVE SURVEY OF KAPPA AND ALPHA EEG ACTIVITY
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DOI:
10.1016/0013-4694(62)90136-0
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发表时间:
1962-01-01
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BRAGDON, HR
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CHAPMAN, RM;ARMINGTON, JC;BRAGDON, HR
An electronic EEG [electroencephalographic] scorer was used to quantify temporal kappa and occipital alpha EEG activities in 100 normal subjects while they were performing hard and easy tasks with their eyes open and closed. The percent of subjects with various EEG scores was shown, in addition to the average data which were statistically evaluated. The distribution of kappa scores suggests that differences between subjects are quantitative rather than qualitative. Hard tasks, such as adding, tended to give higher kappa scores and lower alpha scores than easy tasks, such as counting and keeping a "blank mind". The increase in kappa activity on hard tasks was found both with eyes closed and eyes open, whereas the decrease in alpha activity on hard tasks was found only when the eyes were closed. Regardless of task difficulty, both alpha and kappa scores tended to be higher when the eyes were closed than when they were open. The effect of eye condition was much greater on the alpha scores than on the kappa scores. The EEG scores and the findings were highly reliable. Evidence supporting the distinction between kappa and alpha EEG activities was presented. Simultaneous kappa and alpha scores were quantitatively accounted for by assuming that the kappa and alpha activities are independent and occur simultaneously by chance. Small, but statistically reliable, correlations were found between kappa scores and height, weight, education, and anxiety estimates.