Electromyographic investigation of hypnotic arm levitation: Differences between voluntary arm elevation and involuntary arm levitation

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-110

  Peter, Burkhard ^a   Schiebler, Philipp ^a   Piesbergen, Christoph ^a   Hagl, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857254564     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2011.622213     Document Type: Article

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