Individual alpha frequency

Age is associated with individual alpha frequency in humans (R2=0.214).

“IAF increased during development, remained high through an extended part of adult life, and declined later (N=2,170; R2=0.214).”

Humansn = 2,170

Human alpha frequency and expression across the lifespan: a 2,172-participant electrophysiology-MRI atlas

bioRxiv·17 Aug 2026Preprint