Is alpha wave neurofeedback effective with randomized clinical trials in depression? A pilot study

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-51

  Choi, Sung Won ^a   Chi, Sang Eun ^b   Chung, Sun Yong ^c   Kim, Jong Woo ^c   Ahn, Chang Yil ^b   Kim, Hyun Taek ^b  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical psychophysiology; Depression; EEG biofeedback; Frontal EEG asymmetry; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; VERBALIZATION;

ADULT; BRAIN WAVES; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 78049461828     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322290     Document Type: Article

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