Effects of smr and theta/beta neurofeedback on reaction times, spatial abilities, and creativity

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-129

  Doppelmayr, Michael ^a   Weber, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; TRAINING;

EID: 79957627702     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874208.2011.570689     Document Type: Article

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