EEG Biofeedback of low beta band components: Frequency-specific effects on variables of attention and event-related brain potentials

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-139

  Egner, T ^a   Gruzelier, J H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Beta1 activity; EEG biofeedback; Neurofeedback; P300; Sensorimotor rhythm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ERROR; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODULATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0347360123     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(03)00353-5     Document Type: Article

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