Validation of a neurofeedback paradigm: Manipulating frontal EEG alpha-activity and its impact on mood

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-120

  Peeters, Frenk ^a   Ronner, Jacco ^a   Bodar, Lonneke ^a   van Os, Jim ^a,b   Lousberg, Richel ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EEG; Emotion; Frontal alpha activity; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; FAST BETA RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOOD; MOOD CHANGE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; SLOW BETA RHYTHM; THETA RHYTHM; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; NEUROFEEDBACK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904717743     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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