Conditioning of the alpha rhythm in man.
- 1 June 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 67 (6), 539-544
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0042695
Abstract
Conditioning of the [alpha] rhythm to a tone was attempted in 3 experiments. In 2 of these inspection of the records showed no conditioning. No conditioning was observed in 4 Ss to a kinesthetic stimulus. In a 3rd experiment 8 Ss were given 20 conditioning (CS tone) and 4 extinction trials with control on "attention." Significant suppression of [alpha] rhythm occurred, but it was small and variable between individuals. The effect seemed to be due to conditioning to the tone, temporal conditioning, and direct suppression by the tone. It seems that conditioning of the [alpha] rhythm can occur but the phenomenon is unstable and highly variable.Keywords
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