Abstract

Practitioners understand “meditation,” or mental training, to be a process of familiarization with one's own mental life leading to long-lasting changes in cognition and emotion. Little is known about this process and its impact on the brain. Here we find that long-term Buddhist practitioners self-induce sustained electroencephalographic high-amplitude gamma-band oscillations and phase-synchrony during meditation. These electroencephalogram patterns differ from those of controls, in particular over lateral frontoparietal electrodes.

Compelling evidence exists for a neurophysiologic basis for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A large number of positron emission tomographic and single photon emission computed tomographic studies have found increased blood flow and metabolism in the mediofrontal, anterior cingulate, right frontal, or orbitofrontal areas [1–14], which implicates a cortico-striato-thalamocortical network.

This is a case report of an adult female patient with ADHD, temporal seizure disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder treated with 30 weekly sessions of SMR neurofeedback and carbamazepine. Post treatment measures showed improvements in T.O.V.A., self report and QEEG. Both neurofeedback and carbamazepine showed the most effect in early treatment. Progress continued after discontinuance of the drug.

The objective of the present case study is to report the effects of alpha-decrease biofeedback training on a patient diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder Three Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories (MMPI and MMPI-2) were used as objective measures of treatment efficacy.

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EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ALPHA AND THETA BRAINWAVE TRAINING

Electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback has been in use since the early 1970's for treatment of anxiety disorders and a variety of psychosomatic disorders. Early work conducted by researchers such as Kamiya and Kliterman focused on alpha wave biofeedback (Kamyi & Noles, 1970). Much of this initial research associated changes in EEG state with different states of consciousness (Basmajian, 1989).

This review provides an up-dated overview of the neurophysiological rationale, basic and clinical research literature, and current methods of practice pertaining to clinical neurofeedback. It is based on documented findings, rational theory, and the research and clinical experience of the authors. While considering general issues of physiology, learning principles, and methodology, it focuses on the treatment of epilepsy with sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) training, arguably the best established clinical application of EEG operant conditioning.

In recent years, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has shown a dramatic increase in prevalence. A review of prevalence survey research for ASD (identified by DSM-IV criteria forAutism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and PervasiveDevelopmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified) across the United States and the United Kingdom reported rates of ASD substantially increased from prior surveys indicating 5 to 10 per 10,000 children to as high as 50 to 80 per 10,000 (equivalent to a range of 1 in 200 to 1 in 125 children with ASD) (Blaxill, 2004).

Research on autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has shown related symptoms to be the result of brain dysfunction in multiple brain regions. Functional neuroimaging and electroencephalography research have shown this to be related to abnormal neural connectivity problems.

Your diet's dialed, your body's buff. Now plug in to the frontier of athletic performance—brain-wave biofeedback. It could revolutionize your game.

IT WAS JUST past dawn on a mid-March Wednesday morning—cool and overcast, comfortable cycling weather. Ultradistance racer Cathy Busby was bike-commuting to work from her home in Holly Springs, North Carolina, part of her routine training for the 3,000-mile Race Across America.

Your diet's dialed, your body's buff. Now plug in to the frontier of athletic performance—brain-wave biofeedback. It could revolutionize your game.

An innovative computer-driven therapy called neurofeedback is providing new clues to the mind's role in sickness and health. Also known as brain-wave training or EEG Biofeedback, the technique is being used as a safe, drug-free alternative for the treatment of epilepsy, stress, migraines, chronic pain, PMS, hyperactivity, and more. Older people are trying it to boost their memory. Even Olympic athletes at the peak of physical form are getting into the picture, adopting neurofeedback to improve focus and boost performance.

ROBINS AFB, Ga. -- (Editor's note: The following story presents information on a new treatment for people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. This is but one of several options available for PTSD victims. Although an Air Force Reservist, through his civilian work with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and private practice as a clinical psychologist, has been involved in utilizing this treatment, the Air Force Reserve does not officially endorse it in any way.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Playing a video game called ‘Space Race’ that requires nothing more than brainpower to make rockets on a computer screen move forward is more than just fun and games. A University of Missouri researcher is using video games to see if the brainwaves of children with autism can be ‘retrained’ to improve focus and concentration.

Research on autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) shows that neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) can remediate anomalies in brain activation, leading to symptom reduction and functional improvement. This evidence raises the hopes for a behavioral, psychophysiological intervention moderating the severity of ASD.

Neurofeedback is a burgeoning form of therapy that teaches patients exercises to strengthen weak patterns of brain activity - even kids with ADHD.

The boy cried almost every morning before going to kindergarten in Lower Merion, and he usually came home angry. His symptoms - inattention, impulsivity, extreme overreactivity, among others - led to a diagnosis of ADHD; the school suggested medication might be needed if his behavior didn't change.

Neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) holds potential for retraining brainwave activity to enhance optimal performance in athletes in various sports. Neurofeedback has been shown to have potential for quieting the mind to improve performance in archery, for example. It can also be used to improve concentration and focus, to improve cognitive function and emotional control following concussions and mild head injuries, and it has untapped potential to increase physical balance in gymnastics, ice skating, skiing, and other areas of performance.

Can a bunch of electrodes and a computer screen help you swim faster, sink your putts, and swish your free throws?

D.T. Max, Plus: Ashley Muldoon field-tests an assortment of stress-reducing gizmos—and lives to tell about it.

With neurofeed-back, athletes train their brains—and get a jump on the competition. (Photo: Raymond Meier)

A quiet mind is a winning mind.

Treating certain ailments without drugs is possible with neurofeedback. It lets patients view and modify their mind's activity.

EVERY week for two years, Michael Hammett stared at a computer screen, trying to open a flower with his mind. Hammett had developed a case of carpal tunnel syndrome so severe he needed surgery. But being a former opiate abuser, he refused to use the medications that would be needed to control the resulting pain. Having already tried physical therapy, he set his mind on another alternative: neurofeedback.

Until recently, there have been no well-done studies on the use of neurofeedback for ADHD. However, the January 2005 edition of, "Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America," had an excellent review in the article, "Elelectroencephalographic Biofeedback (Neurotherapy) as a Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Rationale and Empirical Foundation," by Vincent Monastra.

Southwest Naturopathic Medical Center has introduced a Neurofeedback Therapy Program as part of a cutting-edge, integrative medical approach for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other common brain/mood disorders, including depression, autism, addiction, head injury, migraine, epilepsy and insomnia.

Scientists have created a technique that dramatically improves the performance of musicians.

The system - called neurofeedback - trains musicians to clear their minds and produce more creative brain waves.

Research, to be published in the journal Neuroreport, indicates the technique helps musicians to improve by an average of 17% - the equivalent of one grade or class of honours.

New Twist on Biofeedback Could Help You Remember

Learning to tap into your brain's own energy may be a potent memory booster. A new study shows mastering a process known as neurofeedback could help people focus and improve their working memory.

Learning to tap into your brain's own energy may be a potent memory booster. A new study shows mastering a process known as neurofeedback could help people focus and improve their working memory.

Scientists believe they may have found a way to improve our memory by as much as 10%.

Researchers at Imperial College London have used a technique called neurofeedback to train people to remember more clearly.

Neurofeedback, also called electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback or neurotherapy, is an adjunctive treatment used for psychiatric conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, depression and affective disorders, autism, and addictive disorders (Moore, 2000; Rosenfeld, 2000; Trudeau, 2000).

In the second of two reports about the two to three million American children diagnosed with hyperactivity and attention disorders, CBS News Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin tells about the search for ways to treat attention disorders in children without powerful drugs.

It looks like a scene from a 1950s science fiction flick: Patients with electrodes attached to their skulls sit deep in concentration, focusing their minds to control the beeps and squiggly lines produced by an electronic monitor.

Now these fantastic visions are unfolding with increasing frequency in real medical clinics around the country; people with epilepsy, attention deficit disorder, and other forms of serious mental illness are treating these ailments by learning to control electrical patterns in their own brains. This therapy, known as neurofeedback, is emerging as the hottest new twist on biofeedback.

NewsChannel5 Health Specialist Lee Jordan found out that there is another option.

Jordan reports that many parents don't like the idea of giving their child an amphetamine, but there is a way to help without a drug -- it's a computer game.

Lori Quail told Jordan that her son, Michael, was very different a year ago.

In May 1987 Mary Obringer and her husband adopted a 5-month-old South Korean infant. But there were problems with the baby they named Max. ''He had speech disabilities, motor skill problems, was hyperactive and had trouble concentrating,'' Ms. Obringer said. He could not be in a large group of people without hitting, kicking and screaming.