Dr. M. Barry Sterman, along with Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby, discuss neurofeedback and other brain imaging and treatment modalities during a live interview on WNYC.org public radio. The radio segment entitled, "Please Explain: Neurofeedback," is streamed online at no cost. Check the end of this report for a link to this interview. ...

U.S. News and World Report published their "Best Colleges: Up-and-coming National Universities," and I am pleased to announce that The University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas achieved a top 15 rank. Why do I care? I am a 5th year doctoral student in Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at UNT! The "UNT Mean Green" is also the home of the UNT Neurotherapy Lab were I received my special ...

Check out today's Research News Update for the latest on the role of positive emotions and resilience, several new studies on Autism, including differences in how these persons learn new behaviors and the role of parental stress in their child's behaviors, brainmaps that can detect early mental illness, such as schizophrenia, psychological interventions may not prevent PTSD, the role of the immune system in ...

U.S. News and World Report recently listed neurofeedback among 9 drug free treatments of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that consumers should consider. The author discusses why some parents are inclined to seek out "alternative" or behavioral treatments and cites evidence that stimulant drugs, such as Ritalin, may not provide long term relief and may even stunt kid's growth. The field of ne ...

In an unpublished study* (in press), researchers report that home-based neurofeedback training ("tele-neurofeedback") leads to significant improvements in sleep for participants with insomnia. A electromyography (EMG) biofeedback group ("tele-biofeedback") was used as a comparison group. Seventeen participants were randomly assigned to a neurofeedback (n=9) or biofeedback condition (n=8), and 12 control sub ...

A brief but nonetheless interesting update for the 8-15-09 edition of The Scientist Research News Update. Check out the incredible report of how regenerative medicine induced a spinal cord to regrow sensory axons to their target destination, a new director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), gender differences in HIV/AIDS progression, the Avian flu and a link to Parkinson's disease, and how stresse ...

The good folks over at Wild Divine recently posted "A Brief History of Transcendental Meditation" and gave us permission to republish the article. I thought our valued readers might appreciate additional coverage of meditative techniques given the popularity of the recent Integrative Body-Mind Training, Nature Exposure, and Mindfulness: A Review of Attention State Training Techniques by Mark Johnson. ...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) continues their release of free evidence-based and easy-to-read book and video reviews of various mental health disorders that are suitable for patients, such as the “Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens – A Parent’s Guide” E-Booklet and Depression Awareness Video previously reviewed on this website. The latest 8-page full color booklet details the common sig ...

The American Psychological Association (APA) Practice Organization issued an Action Alert that calls for psychologists to pressure Congress during August recess. I have obtained the letter sent to members and received permission to republish the announcement in its entirety. Please check the end of this review to download the entire announcement complete with the exact steps psychologists should take along ...

"The Evidence-Based Review of Moderate To Severe Acquired Brain Injury*" provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of research that pertains to traumatic brain injury (TBI). The author have generously posted their work online for free as as PDF document. The Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, and The Rehab ...