Re: Alpha Production AT TASK

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I would guess that the ability to disengage from sensory and emotional

data would be a critical element of a " poker face " . That may be what

you are seeing with the alpha rising at task (this, by the way, is

still an alpha blocking problem, albeit one that he may have

cultivated). The shifting into alpha at task could easily also be at

the heart of his errors as well.

Pete

> Hi Group-

>

> I have a very interesting case.

> A fellow hired me to run an assessment on him and set him up to become a

> better poker player!

> hehehahahaha. . .

> Says that he silly (costly) errors. Ok the setup for any jokes is now there.

> Now let's get serious!

>

> In his TEMPORAL and PARIETAL recordings, he generated Alpha at 9Hz with eyes

> closed. It was the only frequency being produced, so that the OVERALL Peak

> Freq. was also 9Hz. Then he opened his eyes and the Alpha disappeared. As

> per expected.

>

> SURPRISING TO ME-

> He started generating almost as high amplitude Alpha as he had with eyes

> closed. It was more sporadic, but it was just as localized.

>

> So this isn't a problem with his ALPHA BLOCKING. It is a case of Alpha

> Production in the Temp and Parietal regions when at task.

>

> He did great on both tasks:

> Temp= listening to a detailed story. Parietal=sequential math processing

> (silent)

>

> CAN ANYONE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS?

> both Anatomically (why there and no where else) as well as

> PsychoPhysiologically (what's this mean)?

>

> Thanks so much!

>

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