Changes in EEG current sources induced by neurofeedback in learning disabled children. An exploratory study

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 169-183

  Fernández, Thalía ^a   Harmony, Thalía ^a   Fernández Bouzas, Antonio ^a   Díaz Comas, Lourdes ^b   Prado Alcalá, Roberto A ^a   Valdés Sosa, Pedro ^b   Otero, Gloria ^c   Bosch, Jorge ^b   Galán, Lídice ^b   Santiago Rodríguez, Efraín ^a   Aubert, Eduardo ^b   García Martínez, Fabiola ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE NEUROCIENCIAS DE CUBA   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Control and Experimental Groups; EEG current sources; EEG normative database; Learning Disabled children; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; THERAPY; THETA RHYTHM;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249012608     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-007-9044-8     Document Type: Article

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