Transcranial infrared laser stimulation produces beneficial cognitive and emotional effects in humans

Neuroscience

Volumn 230, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-23

  Barrett, D W ^a   Gonzalez Lima, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Low level light therapy; Memory; Mood; Novelty seeking; Transcranial laser stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY RETRIEVAL LATENCY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROMODULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REPORT; TRANSCRANIAL INFRARED LASER STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PIGMENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871368536     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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