Effect of beta and gamma neurofeedback on memory and intelligence in the elderly

Biological Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-85

  Staufenbiel, S M ^a,b   Brouwer, A M ^b   Keizer, A W ^c   van Wouwe, N C ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Neurofeedback Instituut Nederland   (Netherlands)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Beta neurofeedback; EEG; Gamma neurofeedback; Intelligence; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROFEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

AGING; BETA NEUROFEEDBACK; EEG; GAMMA NEUROFEEDBACK; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN; BRAIN WAVES; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84892507640     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.05.020     Document Type: Article

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