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alpha biofeedback

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biofeedback /bio·feed·back/ (-fēd´bak) the process of furnishing someone with information on one or more physiologic variables, such as heart rate, blood pressure, or skin temperature; this may help the person gain some voluntary control over them.
alpha biofeedback  presentation of continuous information on the state of the brain-wave pattern, to assist in purposeful increase in the percentage of alpha activity and thus a state of relaxation and peaceful wakefulness.

alpha biofeedback,
a procedure in which a person is presented with continuous information, usually auditory, on the state of his or her brain-wave pattern, with the intent of increasing the percentage of alpha activity; this is done with the expectation that it will be associated with a state of relaxation and peaceful wakefulness.


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