Boosting brain functions: Improving executive functions with behavioral training, neurostimulation, and neurofeedback

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Enriquez Geppert, Stefanie ^a   Huster, René J ^a   Herrmann, Christoph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain training; Cognitive training; Executive functions; Neurostimulation; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROFEEDBACK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84877604426     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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