Neurofeedback
March 02, 2017

Integrating the field: Rumination on our past and future

By Siegfried Othmer, PhD Integrating the Field: The Panel Discussion The integration of our field was the topic of the opening panel discussion at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Western Association for Biofeedback and Neuroscience (WABN). The event was an auspicious beginning for the meeting. It reflected the very spirit of mutual acceptance that […]

Biofeedback, Neurofeedback
February 21, 2017

The Continued Evolution of EEG Biofeedback

By Glen Martin (Part II of III) When I started EEG Biofeedback in the early nineties the focus was on ADHD. In comparison to today there was little understanding of what other disorders could be impacted by neurotherapy. Nevertheless, no matter who the person is or what their condition, EEG biofeedback is simply peak performance […]

Biofeedback, Neurofeedback
January 20, 2017

A Look Back at my Life with Biofeedback

By Glen Martin (Part I of III) I started college in 1968 as a biology/geology major intending to teach in some local high school after graduation. Little did I know the twists and turns that my life would take and the changes I would see. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had just made segregation […]

Neurofeedback
October 19, 2016

Taming the Heroin Epidemic

By Siegfried Othmer, PhD The rapid rise in overdose deaths due to heroin is of frightening dimensions, showing an increase by a factor of six just since 2000. This is shown in Figure 1. Even so, this death rate is eclipsed by the overdose death rate for prescription opioids by nearly a factor of two […]