Mind over brain, brain over mind: cognitive causes and consequences of controlling brain activity
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Mind over brain, brain over mind: cognitive causes and consequences of controlling brain activity
Brain activity is considered the physical correlate of mental activity. Accordingly, a change of the state of mind implies a change in the state of the brain and vice versa. This homology between brain activity and cognitive tasks is very difficult to measure due to their very high complexity, temporal and spatial dynamics, as well as individual variability. However, the advancing of technology...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1662-5161
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00348