In the treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and/or mild cognitive disorder and/or ADHD? Which devices are recommended? There are different models available, some with two channels, some with eight channels. Can you recommend literature on the topic to get started?
EEG-based upper-alpha neurofeedback for cognitive enhancement in major depressive disorder: A preliminary, uncontrolled study.
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Real-time fMRI and its application to neurofeedback.Weiskopf N. Neuroimage. 2012 Aug 15;62(2):682-92. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.10.009. Epub 2011 Oct 14. Review.
Design of an online EEG based neurofeedback game for enhancing attention and memory. Thomas KP, Vinod AP, Guan C. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013;2013:433-6. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609529.
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As a start.
Dear Walter,
neurofeedback is well investigated in the treatment of ADHD and insomnia. For most other indications, the evidence of its utility is weak. You can find many articles, reviews and a meta-analysis on neurofeedback on my profile site. If you can't find them there, you can download all PDF's from our community at: http://www.brainclinics.com/community
Re. equipment, in general a 1 or 2 channel systems should be sufficient. But make sure to check what type of hardware and software to use. There are many 'quack' systems on the market with no published material on the methods used. In general, the more fantastic the claims made, the more critical to be. Some types of equipment that are trustworthy: Mind Media (Nexus), Thought Technology (Infinity) and Brainquiry (PET).
Both Martijn and Béatrice aptly note that the support for EEG neurofeedback in treating ADHD is mixed, at best. One of the proponents of neurofeedback for ADHD is Vincent Monastra; his book, Unlocking the Potential of Patients with ADHD: A Guidebook for Clinical Practice (2007) includes some of his own extensive data on the topic. In a nutshell, he suggests it's effective for a minority of children with ADHD and only with many, many sessions. It's a fairly balanced report and worth adding to those listed above.
Hi, I would like to link with a cancer researcher who uses Mind media's NEXUS ? Any of you uses it or know of any cancer centre using it ? TQ
Dear Walter,
my first steps with neurofeedback were with polish version of this book:
http://www.resourcenter.net/Scripts/4Disapi9.dll/store/paperback-the-neurofeedback-book-2nd-edition/22692/ from Thompsons. It's a nice overview in my opinion.
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