Overview for number and duration. The values in the center of the figure are thought to be optimal and associated with good health. Slightly suboptimal values may lead to anxiety and depression. Values clearly outside the optimal ranges are expected to cause mental disorders. Optimal values for children are not the same as those for adults. During epileptic seizures, number and duration are changed in a special way.

 
  Part of: Johannisson T (2020) Variation in length of alpha waves reveals how forebrain activity is organized. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e49942. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e49942