Alpha EEG Activity Depends on the Individual Dominant Rhythm Frequency

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 270-284

  Bazanova, Olga Mikhailovna ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NEUROFEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84876110124     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874208.2012.730786     Document Type: Article

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