"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alpha Rhythm" by people in Profiles.
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Dissociating Contributions of Theta and Alpha Oscillations from Aperiodic Neural Activity in Human Visual Working Memory. J Neurosci. 2026 02 18; 46(7).
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Alpha and broadband high-frequency activity track task dynamics and predict performance in controlled decision-making. Psychophysiology. 2022 05; 59(5):e13901.
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Reinforcement sensitivity underlying treatment-seeking smokers' affect, smoking reinforcement motives, and affective responses. Psychol Addict Behav. 2015 Jun; 29(2):300-311.
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Modulation of theta/alpha frequency profiles of slow auditory-evoked responses in the songbird zebra finch. Neuroscience. 2003; 122(2):521-9.
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Avoiding the pitfalls of EEG interpretation in childhood epilepsy. Epilepsia. 1996; 37 Suppl 1:S41-51.
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Alpha rhythm slowing during initiation of carbamazepine therapy: implications for future cognitive performance. J Clin Neurophysiol. 1995 Jan; 12(1):57-63.
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Drug-induced alpha coma. Neurology. 1982 Nov; 32(11):1319.