Among the principal neurofeedback venues, the Winter Brain Conference has had perhaps the best shot over the years at attracting newcomers to the field with the diversity and vitality of its program. The pricing threshold was always too high to attract casual interest, however. This year, pricing was reduced along with the length of the conference, but the decline in attendance only continued. Hemmed in by proximity to the turn of the New Year and the early AAPB Conference in Monterey, the meeting failed to attract many of the usual speakers and attendees. We were also caught in Palm Springs’ brief winter, so even the jaccuzzis were not being frequented. With all of the conferences in California this year, perhaps this was the year for Winter Brain to move back East. Even the Biofeedback Society of California is combining its efforts with the AAPB and ISNR this year rather than staging a separate event.

Whenever a meeting like this goes counter to the organic growth that is propelling the field forward, one is tempted to slide back into self-criticism. At times like these, I take solace in the fact that people such as Karl Pribram seem to thoroughly enjoy themselves at these affairs and feel like that they have finally found a congenial crowd. Pfurtscheller said the same of the Winterthur conference a couple of years ago. Read More

The individualization of training has had a long history in neurofeedback. It began perhaps with Joel Lubar’s choosing whether to reinforce the standard SMR band of 12-15Hz or the low-beta band of 15-18 Hz, or whether to do both in pursuit of different objectives in work with ADD/ADHD children. At our hands, it eventually became a matter of choosing whether a person should train “SMR” at C4 or “beta” at C3, or perhaps a mixture of both. There seemed to be a general tendency toward lower-frequency training at the right hemisphere. We were able to address hemisphere-specific function in a more optimized way, and we could modulate arousal level more flexibly with the two available choices.

The two standard bands had both been given currency by Barry Sterman’s early work, and we took them as a given. The SMR band acquired a kind of usage validity over time, and the beta band could be considered a vernier. Margaret Ayers used the beta band almost exclusively in those early days, principally for working with head injury, and for her the SMR band was the vernier. The beta band was for nudging the under-aroused head-injured and ADD people (the Satterfield model) into better functionality, and the SMR band was for general calming of over-arousal. Read More

March 15-18: Kona, Hawaii
July 19-22: San Diego, California
November 8-11: Boston, Massachusetts

We are looking forward to three advanced courses scheduled for 2007. The response to our advanced courses in 2006 was enthusiastic, but many asked for another day and more time to discuss and share neurofeedback experiences. This year the advanced courses will be three days instead of two, beginning Thursday noon and ending Sunday noon. That gives people more flexibility with travel arrangements. It also gives us an opportunity to add on some optional workshops and individual support time before and after the formal program. Read More

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	EEG Institute	Susan Othmer	eeginstitute.com
	California Neuro-Education	Leslie Hendrickson-Baral	attention-training.com
	Raymond L. Hansink Ph.D	Raymond Hansink	hansinkandassociates.com
	Neurofeedback Centers for Success	Bob Mungia	centersforsuccess.com
	University Neurofeedback	Patrick Healey	universityneurofeedback.com
	Conejo Biofeedback & Counseling	Bruce Watson	conejoneurofeedback.com
The Neurotherapy Center		Lisa Enneis

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	Living Rationally	Harry Steinmeyer	livingrationally.com

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Windward Neurofeedback Associates	Peggy Hill

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	Joseph N. O'Donnell, Ph.D.	Joseph O'Donnel	nwbiofeedback.org

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	Peak Performance Institute	Al Mustin	mustin.com

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	Family Therapy	Lanny Fly	flyconsulting.com

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