Asperger's Syndrome Intervention. Combining Neurofeedback, Biofeedback and Metacognition

Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 365-415

  Thompson, Michael ^a   Thompson, Lynda ^a  

^a ADD Centre and Biofeedback Institute of Toronto   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374534-7.00015-0     Document Type: Chapter

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