The Quietmind Foundation Institutional Review Board There’s been a great deal of discussion taking place of late among practitioners at all levels in the field seeking clarity on the basic science behind various models of neurofeedback training. Within this discussion there are many calls for ‘where’s the data?’ The most notable critiques of neurofeedback refer […]
For the last several years we have focused on interhemispheric EEG training including prefrontal Fp1-Fp2. Interhemispheric training influenced the activation of both left and right prefrontal areas and the coordination of activity between them. More recently we have moved back to left and right-side training separately in some cases. This brings us back to the […]
Someone just drew our attention to the position taken by the American Academy of Pediatrics on certain alternative approaches to ADHD. (http://www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZXL1ITXSC.htm?&sub_cat=18) We quote from the website: “The following methods have not been proven to work in scientific studies: Optometric vision training (asserts that faulty eye movement and sensitivities cause the behavior problems) Megavitamins and […]
At the office we received our Christmas present just a day or two after Christmas. It was the arrival from our Swiss development partners of a new amplifier, with built in impedance checking, for EEG and peripheral measures. It was immediately placed into operation in our office. Peripheral measures to follow. EEG Support has been […]
The current newsletter is a continuation of a thought process initiated with the previous one. What is the pathway by means of which neurofeedback can enter the professions without unleashing a variety of turf wars among the varied mental health disciplines, and while respecting the rights of the public? I proceed into this discussion in […]
The November 5 issue of Science News features an article by one of the regular contributors, Bruce Bower, on the encroachment of the Evidence-based Medicine juggernaut onto psychotherapy and its practitioners. The impetus was a policy statement on the subject issued by the American Psychological Association back in August. Despite the finality of a pronouncement […]
