{"title":"The End of an Era","authors":"A. Clarke","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.855477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.855477","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"201-202"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.855477","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59806061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Neurofeedback and Cranial Electrotherapy on Immune Function Within a Group of HIV+ Subjects: A Controlled Study","authors":"G. J. Schummer, Sharon M. Noh, Jerel J. Mendoza","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.813168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.813168","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the effects of neurofeedback and cranial electrotherapy on a group of subjects (n = 40) with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) over a 16-week period. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of four groups: neurofeedback only (n = 10), cranial electrotherapy only (n = 10), combined neurofeedback and cranial electrotherapy (n = 10), and a waitlist control group (n = 10). After 16-weeks, CD4 counts were significantly greater than controls for the neurofeedback group and combined group. There was no significant change in CD4 count for the cranial electrotherapy group. Results of this pilot study suggest that neurofeedback may improve immune function and warrants further investigation.","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"151-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.813168","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Bennett, J. Rajeswaran, Somanna Sampath, Rita Christopher
{"title":"The Right to Write: EEG Neurofeedback Training in Frontal Lobe Agraphia—A Case Report","authors":"C. Bennett, J. Rajeswaran, Somanna Sampath, Rita Christopher","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.813174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.813174","url":null,"abstract":"Frontal lobe agraphia is a rare condition. Rehabilitation for frontal lobe agraphia is not well documented. The primary objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an electroencephalogram neurofeedback training (NFT) intervention in improving cognitive functions and resolving frontal lobe agraphia following a traumatic brain injury. A single-case research design was used. Cognitive deficits and symptom severity were recorded at baseline. Alpha-theta enhancement training was conducted at the O1 and O2 scalp locations. Postintervention assessment indicated improvement in several areas of cognitive functioning and resolution of frontal lobe agraphia. Results indicate that NFT holds promise as a neuropsychological rehabilitation technique in resolving cognitive deficits and frontal lobe agraphia.","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"162-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.813174","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Koberda, Paula Koberda, A. Bienkiewicz, Andrew A. Moses, Laura Koberda
{"title":"Pain Management Using 19-Electrode Z-Score LORETA Neurofeedback","authors":"J. Koberda, Paula Koberda, A. Bienkiewicz, Andrew A. Moses, Laura Koberda","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.813204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.813204","url":null,"abstract":"Z-score LORETA neurofeedback (NFB) has been found in case reports to be an effective and promising form of neuromodulation, relieving many neuropsychiatric symptoms. LORETA imaging that identifies dysregulation in the structures of the brain that are involved in pain regulation has made it possible to design a targeted NFB therapy. This article describes the effective delivery of targeted LORETA NFB to treat chronic pain in four selected patients.","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"179-190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.813204","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FP02 Beta Training for Drug-Resistant Depression—A New Protocol That Usually Reduces Depression and Keeps It Reduced","authors":"Jonathan E. Walker, R. Lawson","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.785784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.785784","url":null,"abstract":"One hundred eighty-three patients with drug resistant depression were trained with 6 sessions of neurofeedback to reduce 2–7 Hz and increase 15–18 Hz at FP02 (the right fronto-polar orbital location). Remission or significant improvement (≥50%) occurred in 84% of subjects, as judged by the Rush Quick Self-Rated Depression Inventory. An additional 9% of patients experienced partial improvement. Improvement was maintained for 1 year or longer in all but 3 patients (1% of the entire group). These results indicate good efficacy in reducing drug-resistant depression and maintenance of the reductions in the majority of patients.","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"198-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.785784","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of EEG Alpha Rhythm of Artists and Nonartists During Visual Perception, Mental Imagery, and Rest","authors":"N. Shourie, S. Firoozabadi, K. Badie","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.813180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.813180","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, differences in alpha power between multichannel EEG signals of artists and nonartists were investigated. The two groups were compared during visual perception, mental imagery, and at-rest conditions. We found no significant differences between the two groups in absolute alpha power at rest. Both absolute and relative alpha power were found to be significantly lower in artists during the visual perception and the mental imagery tasks for some of the channels, suggesting that the cerebral efforts of artists were higher during these conditions. These results indicate that artists considered more features of a painting compared to nonartists. The two groups differed in relative alpha power during the visual perception task compared to the at-rest condition. Relative alpha power values decreased during the visual perception for both groups; however, their variation patterns were different. More significant decreases in relative upper alpha power (10-12Hz) during the visual perception task for ...","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"39 1","pages":"166-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.813180","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of a Mini Live sLORETA Projection Technique for Screening EEGs for Power Asymmetries","authors":"C. H. Stahl, T. Collura","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.813212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.813212","url":null,"abstract":"This report describes results obtained when a localization technique (sLORETA) is used with less than the full amount of scalp data normally required. It is concluded that it is possible to use partial surface data in reconstructing brain activity using sLORETA, under certain conditions. In particular, when a prominent frontal asymmetry was evident, it was possible to reliably detect the asymmetry, using only four frontal channels. This approach has potential value when working clinically, as it indicates that useful frontal asymmetry data can be obtained by combining 4-channels of frontal EEG with the sLORETA technique.","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"627 1","pages":"191-197"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.813212","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. E. Pigott, Eugenia Bodenhamer-Davis, Richard E. Davis, H. Harbin
{"title":"Ending the Evidentiary & Insurance Reimbursement Bias Against Neurofeedback to Treat ADHD: It Will Take Clinician Action in Addition to the Compelling Science","authors":"H. E. Pigott, Eugenia Bodenhamer-Davis, Richard E. Davis, H. Harbin","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.785178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.785178","url":null,"abstract":"Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most frequently diagnosed pediatric behavioral health disorder with 11% of American school-aged children (and nearly 20% of high school boys) having been medically diagnosed with ADHD according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Schwarz & Cohen, 2013), a significant increase from the 8% in prior reports (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Stimulant medication and behavior therapy are the two most widely accepted treatments for ADHD, and these treatments are commonly reimbursed by healthcare insurers. Although both are considered to meet the highest standards for the ‘‘evidence-based treatment’’ of ADHD, and been recognized as such by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and CHADD, the leading ADHD advocacy group, the actual evidence is that these treatments fail to result in sustained benefit for the vast majority of children who receive them as demonstrated in the NIMH-funded MTA Cooperative study, the gold standard study in ADHD treatment effectiveness research.","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"93-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.785178","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relation Between Memory Improvement and QEEG Changes in Three Clinical Groups as a Result of EEG Biofeedback Treatment","authors":"K. Thornton, D. Carmody","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.785183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.785183","url":null,"abstract":"It is important to understand the relation between changes in the quantitative EEG (QEEG) variables and memory changes as a result of the EEG biofeedback treatment. With this goal in mind, the senior author reviewed his clinical files from the last 5 years and examined the QEEG data addressing relative power and coherence changes and memory (auditory and reading) improvements. The groups involved included (a) normal individuals wanting to improve their cognitive functioning, (b) traumatic brain injured (TBI) subjects, and (c) + (d) subjects who can best be classified as having a specific learning disability (SLD). The SLD group was divided between those who are (c) older than 14 (adults) and those who are (d) younger than 14 (children) in order to reference the appropriate age-related normative group values. The analysis revealed significant improvements in auditory and reading memory across all groups as well as changes on the QEEG variables. All of the groups were performing above the normative referenc...","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"17 1","pages":"116-131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.785183","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration by Daniel J. Siegel, MD","authors":"Jacob D. Christenson","doi":"10.1080/10874208.2013.785836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10874208.2013.785836","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurotherapy","volume":"47 1","pages":"138-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10874208.2013.785836","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59805646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}