Innovations in Education Conference
I reported on this conference in Salt Lake City two weeks ago, and here is another installment. On the second day of the conference there was a lot of discussion about juvenile probationers. Ron Muir presented on an innovative Charter School that he had started for probationers, which despite many handicaps was producing some excellent […]
The Efficacy Document: A Celebration and a Critique
The AAPB has just published the document “Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback,” by Carolyn Yucha and Christopher Gilbert. It has been more than ten years since the AAPB has issued an official statement of conditions where efficacy of biofeedback is recognized by the organization. Since that earlier document, we have witnessed the continuing thrust […]
Innovations in Education Conference
I was invited to give a talk and workshop at the Innovations in Education Conference in Salt Lake City last week, and that gave me an opportunity to hear about other ways to break the barriers to learning. The moving force behind this conference is Ed Fila and Mike Phillips. Dr. Ed Fila was drawn […]
Stimulants and Neural Plasticity
Our latest issue of the Neuroscientist, in its regular survey of the field of neuroscience, comments on an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about the effect of stimulant medication on subsequent learning capacity. It was found that “[p]rior treatment with amphetamine or cocaine interfered with the ability of experience in […]
Applying Audio-Visual Entrainment Technology for Attention and Learning (Part 3)
PDF Attached at bottom Abstract: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are unique attentional disorders which primarily involve slowed frontal brain wave activity and hypoperfusion of cerebral blood flow in the frontal regions, particularly during tasks such as reading. A variety of disorders, such as anxiety, depression and Oppositional Defiant Disorder […]
Audio-Visual Entrainment: II. Dental Studies
DF Attached at bottom Audio-Visual Entrainment: II. Dental Studies David Siever¹, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Abstract: A great deal of temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction and myofascial pain dysfunction is activated in relation to anxiety and fear responses to challenging tasks, self-criticism and daily hassles. AVE, like passive meditation, appears to effectively alleviate these symptoms. Historical Background The […]
Video Games are Oceans Apart
Author: Mark Steinberg Video games have become a staple in the American sensory and entertainment diet. The interactive animated electronic screen prevails over games and entertainment the way word processing software has essentially replaced typewriters. If video games are the fast food of the mind, then there is mounting evidence that we are filling minds […]
Trauma Newsletter
The news broke on a day that did not exist for me. I left for Australia on the 27th, and arrived on the 29th. I knew nothing about the scandalous photos that had just surfaced in the US on the 28th until I returned a few days later. Significantly, the photos were not the topic […]