A novel self-guided approach to alpha activity training

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-294

  Van Boxtel, Geert J M ^a,b   Denissen, Ad J M ^c   Jäger, Mark ^c   Vernon, David ^d   Dekker, Marian K J ^a,c   Mihajlović, Vojkan ^c   Sitskoorn, Margriet M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^d CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha activity; Instrumental conditioning; Neurofeedback; Random beta training; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROFEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELAXATION SENSATION; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859164990     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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