Enhancing sleep quality and memory in insomnia using instrumental sensorimotor rhythm conditioning

Biological Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-134

  Schabus, Manuel ^a   Heib, Dominik P J ^a   Lechinger, Julia ^a   Griessenberger, Hermann ^a   Klimesch, Wolfgang ^a   Pawlizki, Annedore ^a,b   Kunz, Alexander B ^c   Sterman, Barry M ^d   Hoedlmoser, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consolidation; EEG; Hyperarousal; Insomnia; Memory; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INSTRUMENTAL SENSORIMOTOR RHYTHM CONDITIONING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONREM SLEEP; OSCILLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIMARY INSOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP SPINDLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CONSOLIDATION; EEG; HYPERAROUSAL; INSOMNIA; MEMORY; NEUROFEEDBACK;

ADULT; BRAIN; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFEEDBACK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892508941     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.02.020     Document Type: Article

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