Resting alpha activity predicts learning ability in alpha neurofeedback

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue JULY, 2014, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alpha band; Learning ability; Neurofeedback; Prediction; Resting baseline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; REST; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84904368423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00500     Document Type: Article

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