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A simple EMG—Reward system for biofeedback training of children

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An automated reward system to be used with standard electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback instrumentation is described. The on-line reward system, when coupled with standard biofeedback instrumentation and procedures, constitutes instrumental conditioning. In addition to describing the EMG—reward interface circuity, a study demonstrating the efficacy of the instrumental conditioning approach with cerebral-palsied children is presented.

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  1. Children's Medical Center, P.O. Box 35648, 74135, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    William W. Finley, Murray D. Etherton, David Dickman, Delynda Karimian & Richard W. Simpson

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This research was aided by a grant from the Easter Seal Research Foundation of the National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults, and by a grant from the Tulsa Cerebral Palsy Association.

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Finley, W.W., Etherton, M.D., Dickman, D. et al. A simple EMG—Reward system for biofeedback training of children. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 6, 169–180 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00998867

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