RE: Re: training EC sleepy effect

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Tamera, thank you very much for the explanations. Natja From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of TD SiminowSent: 25 November 2010 07:50 PM Subject: Re: Re: training EC sleepy effect  Hi, Natja, I would measure alpha at P4. For other frequencies, if peak were at 8, I would center the band around that. For example, if peak for an adult is at 10 and the band is considered 8-12, then a child's alpha might be at 7-9 or 6-10. If I wanted to train SMR, then I would start the reward frequency at 10-13 rather than 12-15, then adjust according to how the child responded during the session (meaning that if I've hit the right SMR band at C4, the child should physically relax during the session. If I'm off a tenth or more, then I'd keep working at it). Similarly, I'd consider low beta at approximately 10-13, and beta at 13-15 or 16. I forgot to mention that if you do a TLC on a child, you can also find peak alpha by looking at the highest EC peak frequency in the histogram. Just as an adult with issues might show a peak in the histogram around 8, you can find the same thing with a child. Once you see on the histogram where that is, you can use a good portion of the assessment so long as you keep in mind that the band labelled alpha on the assessment might really be low beta for the child. Tamera