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1. Batty MJ, Bonnington S, Tang BK, Hawken MB, Gruzelier JH. (2006). Relaxation strategies and enhancement of hypnotic susceptibility: EEG neurofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation and self-hypnosis. Brain Res Bull. 2006 Dec 11;71(1-3):83-90.

2. Becerra J, Fernandez T, Harmony T, Caballero MI, Garcia F, Fernandez-Bouzas A, Santiago-Rodriguez E, Prado-Alcala RA. (2006). Clin EEG Neurosci. 2006 Jul;37(3):198-203.
   ( Follow-up study of learning-disabled children treated with neurofeedback or placebo.)

3. Beauregard M, Levesque J. (2006). Functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation of the effects of neurofeedback training on the neural bases of selective attention and response inhibition in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2006 Mar;31(1):3-20.

4. Egner T, Sterman MB. (2006). Neurofeedback treatment of epilepsy: from basic rationale to practical application. Expert Rev Neurother. 2006 Feb;6(2):247-57.

5. Cannon R, Lubar J, Gerke A et al. (2006). EEG Spectral-Power and Coherence: LORETA Neurofeedback Training in the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus Journal of Neurotherapy, 10, 5 - 31.

6. Cortoos A, Verstraeten E, Cluydts R. (2006). Neurophysiological aspects of primary insomnia: implications for its treatment. Sleep Med Rev. 2006 Aug;10(4):255-66.
   (Mentions promise of NF for insomnia).

7. Gruzelier J, Egner T, Vernon D. (2006). Validating the efficacy of neurofeedback for optimising performance. Prog Brain Res. 2006;159:421-31.

8. Holtmann M, Stadler C. (2006). Electroencephalographic biofeedback for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in childhood and adolescence. Expert Rev Neurother. 2006 Apr;6(4):533-40. Review.

9. Huang-Storms L, Bodenhamer Davis E, Davis R, Dunn J (2006). QEEG-Guided Neurofeedback for Children with Histories of Abuse and Neglect: Neurodevelopmental Rationale and Pilot Study.Journal of Neurotherapy, 10 (4).

10. Monjezi S & Lyle R (2006). Neurofeedback Treatment of Type I Diabetes Mellitus: Perceptions of Quality of Life and Stabilization of Insulin Treatment-Two Case Studies. Journal of Neurotherapy, 10 (4).

11. Sterman MB, Egner T. (2006). Foundation and practice of neurofeedback for the treatment of epilepsy. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2006 Mar;31(1):21-35.

12. Quantitative EEG and neurofeedback. Zaidel E & Barnea, A (2006). Brain and Cognition, 60, 329-330.
    (Abstracts from a Tennet Symposium held two summers ago).

13. Multiple authors LENS: The Low Energy Neurofeedback System Journal of Neurotherapy,10 (special issue).

    Slow Cortical Potential Training

14. Berner I, Schabus M, Wienerroither T, Klimesch W. (2006). The significance of sigma neurofeedback training on sleep spindles and aspects of declarative memory. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2006 Jun;31(2):97-114.

15. Lebedev MA, Nicolelis MA. Brain-machine interfaces: past, present and future. Trends Neurosci. 2006 Sep;29(9):536-46.

16. Strehl U, Trevorrow T, Veit R, Hinterberger T, Kotchoubey B, Erb M, Birbaumer N. (2006). Deactivation of brain areas during self-regulation of slow cortical potentials in seizure patients. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2006 Mar;31(1):85-94.

17. Trejo LJ, Rosipal R, Matthews B. Brain-computer interfaces for 1-D and 2-D cursor control: designs using volitional control of the EEG spectrum or steady-state visual evoked potentials. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2006 Jun;14(2):225-9.

    Functional MRI training

18. Yoo SS, O'Leary HM, Fairneny T, Chen NK, Panych LP, Park H, Jolesz FA. (2006). Increasing cortical activity in auditory areas through neurofeedback functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroreport. 2006 Aug 21;17(12):1273-8.

19. Bagarinao E, Nakai T, Tanaka Y. (2006). Real-time functional MRI: development and emerging applications. Magn Reson Med Sci. 2006 Oct;5(3):157-65.

20. Laconte SM, Peltier SJ, Hu XP. Real-time fMRI using brain-state classification. Hum Brain Mapp. 2006 Nov 28;

    Non-English publications

21. Bazanova OM, Aftanas LI. (2006). [The use of individual EEG peculiarities for increase of neurofeedback efficiency] Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2006;106(2):31-6. Russian.

22. Leins U, Hinterberger T, Kaller S, Schober F, Weber C, Strehl U. (2006). [Neurofeedback for children with ADHD: a comparison of SCP- and theta/beta-protocols] Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2006;55(5):384-407. In German.

23. Zhong-Gui, Xiong; Hai-Qing, Xu; Shu-Hua, Shi (2006). The Controlled Study of Effectiveness of EEC Biofeedback Training on Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 14, 207-208.

-DK

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EEG coherence in children with ADHD and ODD : Children with ADHD and ODD had reduced nearby intrahemispheric coherences compared to those without comorbid ODD. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17140845

BCI technology as a tool to augment plasticity : Volitional control of cortical signals hold great promise for treating injured and others. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17095557

Value of QEEG in clinical psychiatry: American Neuropsychiatric Association. : Selectively reviews qEEG's applicability for disorders of childhood (learning and attentional disorders), dementia, mood disorders, and others. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17135374

DTI study of white matter in obsessive-compulsive disorder. : OCD group exhibit abnormal asymmetry of the cingulate. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17096398

Cerebral atrophy in patients with alcohol addiction : Alcohol dependent patients showed lower gray matter density in precentral gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, insular cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17088334

Neural basis of dyslexia : Dyslexic children exhibit reduced activation in parietotemporal cortex, especially on the left side. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17050709

Learning disorders in epilepsy. : Learning disorders are present in one-fourth of those with epilepsy. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17105453

Depression, anxiety, and resting frontal EEG asymmetry: a meta-analytic review. : EEG correlates of emotion are supported by a meta-analysis, and some of the between-study variance is explained such as how younger infant samples showed larger effects than older ones. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17100529

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Corpus Callosum in Addiction. : The genu and rostral body of the corpus callosum was significantly damaged by cocaine dependence. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17108711

Intrahemispheric EEG coherence for patients with schizophrenia. : Left frontal-temporal beta coherence was associated with symptom severity. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17140670

Of course the greatest killer is our gift from the Native Americans, tobacco. That it is the most addictive substance is evident from the dependence rates among users: 32% according to NIDA. Compare this to 23% for heroin, the substance thought to be most addictive, and a clearer picture emerges. Nearly 40% of deaths in the U.S. this year are nicotine related. The next greatest killer is red meat -- i.e., poor diet and lack of exercise. According to the CDC, 435,000 tobacco-related deaths occurred in 2000, 400,000 due to diet/exercise, 85,000 related to alcohol. Homocide accounts for less than 20,000 deaths, half the motor vehicle fatality rate and a third of those deaths caused by pollution. Microbial agents kill 75,000 individuals a year in the U.S. whereas illicit drugs eek in with 17,000 deaths. So in three years time alcohol and tobacco will kill as many as illicit drugs kill in a century.

If we exclude tobacco, 1 in 15 US adults abuse or are dependent on substances and only 1 in 5 seek and receive treatment. Among 12th grades, 70% will use alcohol in the past year versus 39 % illicit drugs (mostly marijuana) and 1 in 4 will try tobacco.

We take a lifetime to achieve frontality in our experience, abstraction of ourselves and our world under goal-oriented control by our frontal lobes, and seconds to lose this ability with intravenous cocaine. Impairment through abuse and dependence of substances may lead to hypofrontality for good, the brainstem trumping the cortex, which is not good.

-DK