[The voluntary regulation of consciousness levels].
A capability for voluntary regulation of the intensity of spontaneous mental verbal associations (without external feedback) was found in several persons from 28 examined subjects. Due to this capability, these persons could control the level of consciousness and voluntary produce the corresponding EEG changes from the EEG enhancement to substantial decrease in its power (to appearance of the flattened EEG).
Rusalova
M N
MN
Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Kalashnikova
I G
IG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001244:Association; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology; D014936:Word Association Tests