Biofeedback and dance performance: A preliminary investigation

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-73

  Raymond, Joshua ^a   Sajid, Imran ^a   Parkinson, Lesley A ^b   Gruzelier, John H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Brainhealth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha theta neurofeedback; Dance; Heart rate variability (HRV)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY; THETA RHYTHM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DANCING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 22044451052     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-005-2175-x     Document Type: Article

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