Methodological lessons in neurophenomenology: Review of a baseline study and recommendations for research approaches

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Bockelman, Patricia ^a   Reinerman Jones, Lauren ^a   Gallagher, Shaun ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EEG; Experience; Experimental methods; Neurophenomenology; Phenomenological interview; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPHENOMENOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIABILITY; REPLICATION STUDY; SCIENTIST; SIMULATION;

EID: 84886440603     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00608     Document Type: Article

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