EEG-based upper alpha neurofeedback training improves working memory performance

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2327-2330

  Escolano, Carlos ^a   Aguilar, Monica ^b   Minguez, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BitandBrain Technologies SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TASKS; CONTROL GROUPS; EEG ANALYSIS; NEUROFEEDBACK; WORKING MEMORIES;

FREQUENCY BANDS;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862255305     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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