Neurofeedback-enhanced gamma brainwaves from the prefrontal cortical region of meditators and non-meditators and associated subjective experiences

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-115

  Rubik, Beverly ^a,b,c,d  

^a Institute for Frontier Science   (United States)

^b UNION INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c California Institute for Integral Studies   (United States)

^d SAYBROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ANGER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOVE; MALE; MEDITATION; NEUROFEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; STRESS; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION;

ADULT; BRAIN WAVES; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFEEDBACK; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952025949     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0191     Document Type: Article

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