A Decade of EEG Theta/Beta Ratio Research in ADHD: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 374-383

  Arns, Martijn ^a,b   Conners, C Keith ^c   Kraemer, Helena C ^d,e  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE BRAINCLINICS   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; beta; EEG; neurofeedback; QEEG; theta; Theta Beta ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BETA; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROFEEDBACK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QEEG; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THETA; THETA RHYTHM; THETA/BETA RATIO;

ADHD; BETA; EEG; NEUROFEEDBACK; QEEG; THETA; THETA/BETA RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BETA RHYTHM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 84878444524     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712460087     Document Type: Article

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