The following was submitted as an Essay to the Science PINS Prize 2026 competition for developments in neuromodulation. The award is intended for young investigators, so the essay cannot qualify for the award. It was submitted merely to insert endogenous neuromodulation into the conversation among the reviewers in the competition.
This year I was honored by the ISNR with the M.B. Sterman Career Achievement Award, which I accepted also on behalf of Sue Othmer. The award recognizes “thinking outside the box” as its first criterion. Barry received the award more than twenty years ago. Yet what distinguished Barry’s work is that he labored entirely […]
Between January 2023 and December 2024, inpatient mental health claims increased by 80% in the US, while outpatient claims increased by 40%. This indexes a mental health crisis in our country of unprecedented scope. Here’s the context: Our national health status is worse than that of our peer countries, and it is declining in all […]
When someone comes for neurofeedback with severe symptoms, we are not likely to be confronted with a single, narrowly definable issue. In cases of chemical injury that significantly compromise health and functionality going forward, the issue is inherently complex because it quite naturally evokes a trauma response as well. The dearth of available remedies makes […]
Dear Dr. Reger: I just read your article in JAMA with great interest. I would like to draw your attention to a recent publication on a controlled study of neuromodulation in application to treatment-resistant PTSD that was completed recently at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System in Honolulu. It recruited 87 participants. This was […]
Neurofeedback has established itself as a safe and effective technique that can enhance brain function–through improving the efficiency of the neural networks in the brain. It has proven its effectiveness in disorders such as epilepsy, ADHD, head injuries, learning disabilities, autism, mood instabilities, sleep and chronic pain. In such cases we are dealing with a […]
