Binaural-Beat Induced Theta EEG Activity and Hypnotic Susceptibility

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-69

  Brady, Brian ^a   Stevens, Larry ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BINAURAL HEARING; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; RATING SCALE; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THETA RHYTHM; TRAINING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; INDIVIDUALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0033926527     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2000.10404255     Document Type: Article

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