Peripheral visual performance enhancement by neurofeedback training

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 285-291

  Nan, Wenya ^a   Wan, Feng ^a   Lou, Chin Ian ^a   Vai, Mang I ^a   Rosa, Agostinho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alpha; EEG; Neurofeedback training; Performance enhancement; Peripheral vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROFEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISION;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84888161897     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-013-9233-6     Document Type: Article

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