The BSC had its largest meeting in seven years November 5-8 in Irvine. This is particularly welcome news because normally it is the Northern California venues—in alternate years—that draw the largest participation. A good spirit prevailed. I gave a short course on developing a general theory of self-regulation. This theme was also reflected in my […]
I left the ISNR Conference with my head full of rich detail, but over time it is easier to discern the deeper trends. First of all, the conference was anchored by some top mainstream scientists who have seriously bitten into neurofeedback. They are now very committed to this field, and they will carry on through […]
Why an article on longevity in this newsletter? Whereas we may all have a personal interest in increasing longevity, there is probably also agreement that a significant prolongation of human life in our society creates more problems than it solves. In a modern revival of “The Twilight Zone” some months ago there was an episode […]
We have just returned from the 14th annual meeting of The American Academy of Pain Management. It was held in Denver at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, where the AAPB had its meeting two years ago. The organization is relatively young. It is reminiscent of the biofeedback community in several ways: It has a multi-disciplinary membership […]
Just a sign of life from Germany, where Marco Versace and I just visited Lindenberg Salem yesterday for an all-day lecture on neurofeedback. Salem is the worldwide service organization that Thom Hartmann was associated with years ago. At his instigation, they are now doing neurofeedback. This beautiful spot in Northern Bavaria is something of an […]
For the last number of years, Jonathan Cowan has been promoting broad-band down-training of frontal sites to improve attentional functioning, based on the earlier work of Dan Maust. We of course tried this also, and found that it could not be the whole story, as many people found the training too activating or even mania-inducing. […]