Neurofeedback, also known as EEG biofeedback, has been used successfully for the treatment of substance abuse for over 25 years. Built on the work of Kamiya and Green (Budzynski, 1999), Eugene Peniston published a series of papers using alpha-theta neurofeedback with a Veteran's Administration (VA) population of Vietnam War veterans diagnosed with alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Pen ...

It is a long, slow slog to treat major depression. Many antidepressant medications are available, but no single biomarker or diagnostic test exists to predict which one is right for an individual. As a result, for more than half of all patients, the first drug prescribed doesn't work, and it can take months to figure out what does. Now, based on the final results of a nationwide study led by UCLA, clinician ...

University of Victoria (UVic) researcher Phil Zeman has developed a new and less expensive procedure for analyzing EEG (electroencephalogram) data that identifies the location of special brain activities. Traditionally, it is functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) that is used to identify which areas of the brain are active during different mental states. Zeman’s technology is an inexpensive alternati ...

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES), also known as Cranial Electrical Stimulation and Cranial Electrostimulation, falls under the branch of alternative medicine called Electromedicine, which treats physical and psychological conditions with varying levels of electrical current (Kirsch, 2006). CES is the application of a very low level alternating electrical current generated from a 9-volt battery to th ...

The Washington Post reports that the private company Brainscope received $20,000,000 to build a portable electroencephalogram (EEG) device. The company foresees an initial military application whereby an objective EEG assessment could determine the severity of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained by a soldier in the field. Other non-military applications are expected, such as with high school sports or ...

Early September brings about a good week of Research News Updates from Science Daily. Read on to discover more on the myth busting results that suggest that today's parents actually spend more time with their kids and may be doing a better job of parenting despite added stress, that persons with Autism may have visual processing difficulties that limit their ability to read body language, a huge meta-analys ...

Where are we headed? What is the future of the human experience? How do the previous 10, 100, 1000, or 100,000 years relate to our ongoing journey? In particular, where do consciousness, the brain, the mind, and neurofeedback fit into the big picture? In order to look forward, it is instructive to look back, and to view our work in the context of our historical and anthropological development. Suppose an an ...

The National Institutes of Health/Mental Health (NIH/NIMH) Research News Update for early September highlights that a combined atypical antipsychotic medication and an selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) may be the most effective treatment for psychotic depression, a new study that will investigate the transition from teenage years into adulthood for Autistic youth, new genetic research that links ...

The Model System Knowledge Translation Center is a great traumatic brain injury (TBI) resource not only for clinicians, but also for patients and their families. Model Systems provides these documents free of charge and can be viewed or downloaded online. The evidence-based TBI information is written in a straightforward manner that keeps "doctor speak" in check. Go to the end of this review for a link to T ...

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. ...