Centrally controlled heart rate changes during mental practice in immersive virtual environment: A case study with a tetraplegic

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Pfurtscheller, G ^a   Leeb, R ^a   Friedman, D ^b,c   Slater, M ^b,d  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain computer interface; Heart rate acceleration; Motor imagery; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; BETA RHYTHM; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMAGINATION; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 40849116191     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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