EEG-neurofeedback for optimising performance. I: A review of cognitive and affective outcome in healthy participants

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-141

  Gruzelier, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Cognition; EEG; Elderly; Neurofeedback; Optimal performance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NEUROFEEDBACK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WELLBEING; AFFECT; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AFFECT; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEUROFEEDBACK; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84904701778     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.09.015     Document Type: Review

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