The Effects of Individual Upper Alpha Neurofeedback in ADHD: An Open-Label Pilot Study

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 193-202

  Escolano, C ^a   Navarro Gil, M ^b   Garcia Campayo, J ^c   Congedo, M ^d   Minguez, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Bit Brain Technologies SL   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cognitive performance; EEG; Individual upper alpha; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911467967     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-014-9257-6     Document Type: Article

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