Research

For many, Neurofeedback has only recently been "discovered" but it has been around for decades. Over the course of years, literally thousands of research studies have been done that have proven Neurofeedback's power in addressing a variety of disorders ranging from epilepsy to autism to migraines to ADD/ADHD.

At the EEG Institute, our role in this growing body of research has focused mainly on the attention, learning, and behavior problems of children.At the EEG Institute, our role in this growing body of research has focused mainly on the attention, learning, and behavior problems of children. We published our first formal study back in 1991 in which the IQ's of children with learning problems improved by an average of 23 points. We also found that in follow-ups, most of them flourished academically and behaviorally after the training. Our subsequent effort was to sponsor a controlled study of ADHD, through California Polytechnic Institute in Pomona, and these results were presented at the 1995 meeting of the American Psychological Association by the lead scientists. This study showed improvements in hyperactivity with Neurofeedback even in children who were already medicated for ADHD!

In the latter half of the nineties we were involved in the largest study of Neurofeedback for addictions, conducted at CRI-Help, a residential treatment center in North Hollywood. The results were stunningly favorable, showing that three-fourths of the participants were no longer abusing drugs or alcohol a year after treatment. This was three times better than the controls, who were getting the standard treatment.

Subsequently, we participated in a study of mildly mentally retarded twins, who both gained about twenty points in IQ with the training. This gain took them out of the mental retardation range, and these results held up for the five years over which they were tracked. Most recently, we were involved in a study of Neurofeedback for chronic pain, which is very difficult to treat medically. The results were exceedingly positive.

Our current research focus is two-fold: migraines and the autism spectrum. These would appear to have essentially nothing to do with one another, but that's not true in the perspective of Neurofeedback. In Neurofeedback we are simply working to train the brain toward its best level of function, regardless of what constraints it is working under. These constraints may be huge, as in the case of autism, or they may be relatively minor, as in the case of migraines.

Below you will find a link to Neurofeedback Research on EEG Info that provides a list of some of the current research and writing in the field. We're confident that you will be amazed by the depth of understanding that exists now in the world of Neurofeedback. If you have additional questions, please contact our clinic at 818.456.5965 or 877.334.7878 (toll free within the United States).

For an overview of articles, journals and published papers in this field, visit the EEG Info Research page at eeginfo.com/research
For an overview of articles, journals and published papers in this field, visit EEG Info's Research page at eeginfo.com/research