The High Cost of Ignorance
By Siegfried Othmer, PhD The National Academies Press has just published a volume on the topic of the huge unmet burden of neurological disorders. The report covers a recent workshop dedicated to this topic. Appraising the state of affairs is the relatively easy part of the task: ”…malfunctions in the central nervous system (CNS) instigate […]
The New Protocol Guide: 2015 Edition
By Siegfried Othmer, PhD It has been two years since the latest edition of The Protocol Guide, and much has happened in the interim. In fact, the pace of progress in instrument development and in protocol decision-making is such that we are likely to be issuing an update on an annual basis in coming years. […]
We Have an Audio Book of Brian’s Legacy!
by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Brian’s Legacy is now available as an audiobook, and for many if not most this will be the best way to take it in. I read the text that I had written, and Kurt read the part of Brian. Sue stepped in for her own parts, and a friend of Kurt’s, […]
Advanced Brain Technologies Conference
By Siegfried Othmer, PhD We recently returned from the Annual Conference of Advanced Brain Technologies, meeting in Ogden, Utah. Roxana Sasu and I were on the program, and Kurt handled the exhibit. The conference had a lot of the same tone and flavor of our own Clinical Summit in that a large body of enthusiastic […]
A Veteran’s Report on Recovery
Shared by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Iam a 55-year-old woman from Metairie, Louisiana, who served 20 years in the United States Army from August 10, 1978 to August 31, 1998. I enlisted to become a Parachute Rigger but first I had to pass airborne school. In October 1978, during the third week of airborne training, I […]
Restoring the Brain: Neurofeedback as an Integrative Approach to Health
by Siegfried Othmer, PhD The new book Restoring the Brain: Neurofeedback as an Integrative Approach to Health is now in print. We received our initial copies from the publisher, Taylor and Francis, just in time for the July Summit. Here is the story of how this book came about. In September 2013 Hanno Kirk […]
An Advanced Meditator Encounters Synchrony Training
by Siegfried Othmer, PhD [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mGoAYWovUU] During our trip to Dharamsala, India last September in order to conduct our training course at Men Tsee Khang, the Tibetan Medical Institute, we had the opportunity to encounter a long-term meditator who was interested in experiencing the synchrony training with Cygnet. The Venerable Thich Chi Thien had spent more […]
Brain Hacking
by Siegfried Othmer, PhD The June issue of The Atlantic Magazine features an article on brain hacking by Maria Konnikova. The article reviews various technology options that give some hope of sprucing up brain function. First of all there are the smart pills. Already the stimulants are finding use beyond their medical applications in […]