diff --git a/neurodsp/timefrequency/wavelets.py b/neurodsp/timefrequency/wavelets.py
index 3cd76749..6fcb4c82 100644
--- a/neurodsp/timefrequency/wavelets.py
+++ b/neurodsp/timefrequency/wavelets.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ###################################################################################################
 
 @multidim()
-def compute_wavelet_transform(sig, fs, freqs, n_cycles=7, scaling=0.5, norm='sss'):
+def compute_wavelet_transform(sig, fs, freqs, n_cycles=7, scaling=0.5, norm='amp'):
     """Compute the time-frequency representation of a signal using morlet wavelets.
 
     Parameters
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ def compute_wavelet_transform(sig, fs, freqs, n_cycles=7, scaling=0.5, norm='sss
     mwt : 2d array
         Time frequency representation of the input signal.
 
+    Notes
+    -----
+
+    * This computes the continuous wavelet transform at the specified frequencies and
+        along all shifts.
+
     Examples
     --------
     Compute a Morlet wavelet time-frequency representation of a signal: