Z score neurofeedback: clinical applications

Description

Neurofeedback is utilized by over 10,000 clinicians worldwide with new techniques and uses being found regularly. Z Score Neurofeedback is a new technique using a normative database to identify and target a specific individual's area of dysregulation allowing for faster and more effective treatment. The book describes how to perform z Score Neurofeedback, as well as research indicating its effectiveness for a variety of disorders including pain, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD, ADHD, TBI, headache, frontal lobe disorders, or for cognitive enhancement. Suitable for clinicians as wel.;Front Cover; Z Score Neurofeedback; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 History and Technical Foundations of Z Score EEG Biofeedback; Introduction; First Use of Gaussian Probabilities to Identify "Dysregulation" in the Brain; Application of Gaussian Probability Distributions to Instantaneous Z Score Biofeedback and Why JTFA Z Scores Are Smaller th...; Simplification and Standardization; Individualized EEG Biofeedback Protocols; Implementation of the Z Score Biofeedback; JTFA Complex Demodulation Computations; Z Scores and QEEG Normative Databases. Front Cover Z Score Neurofeedback Copyright Page Contents Preface List of Contributors 1 History and Technical Foundations of Z Score EEG Biofeedback Introduction First Use of Gaussian Probabilities to Identify "Dysregulation" in the Brain Application of Gaussian Probability Distributions to Instantaneous Z Score Biofeedback and Why JTFA Z Scores Are Smaller th... Simplification and Standardization Individualized EEG Biofeedback Protocols Implementation of the Z Score Biofeedback JTFA Complex Demodulation Computations Z Scores and QEEG Normative Databases. Standardization by Amplifier Matching and QEEG Normative DatabasesAge Groupings of the Instantaneous Z Score Normative Population Sampling from the Same Population of Measures of the Human Brain Appendix Complex Demodulation and JTFA References 2 Network Connectivity and LORETA Z Score Biofeedback Neurotopology LORETA Linkage Between Structure and Function Cross-Modal Validation of LORETA LORETA Symptom Checklist Intrinsic Connectivity Networks sLORETA and LORETA Z Scores and the Cross-Spectrum Network Nodes and Connections Structural, Functional, and Effective Connectivity. Surface and LORETA Neurofeedback of Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderSurface and LORETA Neurofeedback of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury The Study Subjects Materials and Procedures Rounding Results of a Single Session Analysis Rounding Results Discussion Ten Case Studies Method Subject 1 Results Subject 2 Results Subject 3 Results Subject 4 Results Subject 5 Results Subject 6 Results Subject 7 Results Subject 8 Results Subject 9 Results Subject 10 Results Observations and Discussion Conclusion References. 5 Z-score LORETA Neurofeedback as a Potential Therapy in Depression/Anxiety and Cognitive DysfunctionSpecial Notes Acknowledgment References 6 LORETA Z-Score Neurofeedback in Chronic Pain and Headaches Conclusion Acknowledgment References 7 Treating Executive Functioning Disorders Using LORETA Z-Scored EEG Biofeedback Introduction The Domains of Executive Dysfunction The Assessment of Executive Functioning Disorder Patients Executive Dysfunction Case Studies Conclusion References 8 Combining LORETA Z-Score Neurofeedback with Heart Rate Variability Training Introduction.