Individual EEG alpha activity analysis for enhancement neurofeedback efficiency: Two case studies

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-253

  Bazanova, O M ^a   Aftanas, L I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b Institute of Physiology   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

EEG; Individual alpha band width (IABW); Individual alpha peak frequency (IAPF); Individual amount of alpha suppression (IAAS); Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77955754152     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874208.2010.501517     Document Type: Article

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