the effect of neurofeedback on brain waves in children with autism spectrum disorders

نویسندگان

sahel hemmati pediatric neurorehabilitation research center, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, tehran, iran.

roshanak vameghi pediatric neurorehabilitation research center, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, koodakyar ave., daneshjoo blvd., evin, tehran, iran.

firozeh sajedi evin, university of social welfares and rehabilitation science

masoud gharib evin, university of social welfares and rehabilitation science

چکیده

objectives: autism spectrum disorder (asd) is a group of neurodevelopment syndromes with impairments in social communications and restrictive or repetitive behaviors. neurofeedback is a new method that may regulate neuro and metabolic function in brain. this study is semi-experimental, with pre and post test.  methods: in 26 children with asd, 40 sessions of neurofeedback were done. brain waves were recorded before and after intervention by eeg/erp 19 channels.  results: the average of theta (low frequency) power decreased, but there was no difference in the gamma of gamma waves (high frequency).  discussion: our findings showed that the implementation of neurofeedback sessions improved theta, which leads to better social communication.

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iranian rehabilitation journal

جلد ۱۴، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۳۳-۱۳۸

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