Proceedings of the 2020 ISNR Annual Conference: Poster Presentations

Authors

  • International Society of Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.7.4.173

Keywords:

Neurofeedback, qEEG, neuroregulation, self-regulation, brain health

Abstract

Selected Abstracts of Conference Presentations at the 2020 International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) 28th Conference, Miami, Florida, USA

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