Self-regulation of brain oscillations as a treatment for aberrant brain connections in children with autism

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 790-798

  Pineda, J A ^a   Juavinett, A ^a   Datko, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MIRROR NEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROFEEDBACK; OSCILLATION; SENSORY STIMULATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BRAIN; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84869085137     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.08.031     Document Type: Article

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