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Brain Inconspicuous Effect by Local Sinusoidal Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Exposure Based on Wavelet Packet Analysis: Innovation in Online Passive Neurofeedback Therapy by the Neuro-LSELF System

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Pages 226-247 | Received 28 May 2013, Accepted 03 Sep 2013, Published online: 04 Dec 2013

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