Neurofeedback for the Treatment of Depression. Current Status of Theoretical Issues and Clinical Research

Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 295-313

  Corydon Hammond, D ^a   Baehr, Elsa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Baehr and Baehr Ltd   (United States)

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