The use of "virtual reality" sound technology in psychophysiological sleep enhancement training

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 525-526

  Ondrasik, Sydney ^a,b   Russo, Michael ^a   Alsten, Christopher ^c  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; MP3 PLAYER; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MP3-PLAYER; RELAXATION THERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77951659287     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2764.2010     Document Type: Short Survey

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