EEG-neurofeedback for optimising performance. III: A review of methodological and theoretical considerations

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-182

  Gruzelier, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectivity; EEG; FMRI; Learning; Neurofeedback; Neuromodulation; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ALPHA RHYTHM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NEUROFEEDBACK; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; INDIVIDUALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL CONTROL;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; NEUROFEEDBACK; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84904811904     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.015     Document Type: Review

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