Evaluation of neurofeedback in ADHD: The long and winding road

Biological Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-115

  Arns, Martijn ^a,b   Heinrich, Hartmut ^c,d   Strehl, Ute ^e  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE BRAINCLINICS   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^d Heckscher Klinikum   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; EEG biofeedback; Neurofeedback; Review

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EFFECT SIZE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LEARNING; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSORIMOTOR RHYTHM; SLOW CORTICAL POTENTIAL; THETA BETA EEG RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHD; EEG BIOFEEDBACK; NEUROFEEDBACK; REVIEW;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; NEUROFEEDBACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892524732     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.11.013     Document Type: Article

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