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Visual stimulation reduces EEG activity in man.

P C Vijn·B W van Dijk·H Spekreijse
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Data are presented which show that background electric activity of the human brain is reduced by visual stimulation. Occipital EEG amplitude decreases 5-15% for all frequencies analyzed (0.2-40 Hz) upon pattern stimulation. The reduction is stimulus-specific, i.e. is the strongest for stimuli that activate a large number of visual cortical neurons.

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ElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, VisualHumansNeuronsVisual CortexVisual PerceptionJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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P C Vijn, B W van Dijk, H Spekreijse. 1991-05-31. Visual stimulation reduces EEG activity in man.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(91)90403-i

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