Neurofeedback training of the upper alpha frequency band in EEG improves cognitive performance

NeuroImage

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1427-1431

  Zoefel, Benedikt ^a   Huster, René J ^b   Herrmann, Christoph S ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; EEG; Mental rotation; Neurofeedback; Trainability; Upper alpha

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROFEEDBACK TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649644395     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.08.078     Document Type: Article

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