Application of repetitive visual stimulation to EEG neurofeedback protocols

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 47-70

  Collura, Thomas F ^a  

^a BrainMaster Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Entrainment; Photic stimulation; Steady state visual evoked potential; Visual evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0036388563     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J184v06n02_07     Document Type: Article

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