Electroencephalographic activities during reading tasks in young adults : separate measures for localized and widespread brain functions

Author

Efthymios Angelakis

Date of Award

5-2000

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Major

Psychology

Major Professor

Joel F. Lubar

Committee Members

Anne McIntyre, Eric D. Sundstrom

Abstract

Based on these reports, we expected to find: 1) a frontal increase in 4-8 Hz amplitude during reading tasks as compared with a resting baseline, as affected by working memory mechanisms; 2) a bilateral decrease of 8-10 Hz (as compared with baseline) as affected by arousal and attentional processes; 3) a unilateral decrease of 8-12 Hz in the left hemisphere due to cognitive effort, as affected by the symbolic and analytic decoding nature of reading to which this latter band would selectively react; and 4)an increase of the 38-42 Hz activity, as affected by scanning and problem solving functions of reading. No prediction was made for the 0.5-4 Hz,12-21 Hz, and 21-32 Hz bands.

Recommended Citation

Angelakis, Efthymios, "Electroencephalographic activities during reading tasks in young adults : separate measures for localized and widespread brain functions. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2000.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/9272