Are you attending the forthcoming World Congress on ADHD in Glasgow on May 28 - 31, 2015? Then just come by and try out Neurofeedback with the THERA PRAX® MOBILE on yourself.

We will be pleased to show you how to handle the system and what a Neurofeedback session looks like. With electrodes attached to your head you will be able to make your first experiences with Neurofeedback of your slow cortical potentials.

Where will you find us? At stand no. 7 in hall 2. We look forward to meeting you there.
 
For the scientific background we highly recommend to attend the following workshop:

Session title: The current state of neurofeedback in ADHD

Date: Thursday, 28 May, 2015:
Time: 17.00 to 18.30
Room: Dochart 1/2

Sessions:

• fMRI neurofeedback in adolescents with ADHD

• NIRS feedback in ADHD

• A randomized controlled multicenter study on the efficacy of slow cortical portential neurofeedback in ADHD

• Neurofeedback in ADHD: Meta-analyses, current state and future perspectives

This is the result of a first study conducted by researchers of the University of Tübingen, Germany, investigating the effects of Neurofeedback training on disinhibition, aggression, and antisocial behavior in severe criminal psychopaths.

The researches recruited 14 male psychopathic offenders serving long term sentences in forensic psychiatric institutions, who underwent 25 sessions of training of the slow cortical potentials. The participants of the study showed improved behavioral control and behavioral regulation as well as improved inhibition of impulsive and aggressive behavior. Further studies with larger samples and more adequate control conditions are recommended.

read publication

watch TV report (in German)

case study - Neurofeedback to control impulsivity in forensic patient

Read FDA announcement (standard 17-13, IEEE Recommended Practice for Neurofeedback Systems, IEEE Std 2010-2012)

This industrial standard was issued in May 2012 by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) as a collaboration of various manufacturers of neurofeedback devices, the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) and FDA. It enables manufacturers to describe basic components and functions of their neurofeedback systems. On the other hand it allows the users to compare the systems of different manufacturers. Our company had contributed to setting up this standard by providing our input of then over 10 years of experience in the development of neurofeedback devices.

Here they combine the THERA PRAX® neurofeedback system with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).

In the NIRS neurofeedback oxygenated hemoglobin in the prefrontal cortex is measured and fed back. The patient is required to increase or decrease hemodynamic activity in the investigated cortex. The researches hope that this method increases the attention.

Pictures: Oliver Koll, Thanh Mai - CampusTV

watch video (German)

Even more than 10 years after completion of a controlled clinical trial on SCP training in intractable epilepsie, those participants, who had taken part in the follow-up evaluation, were still able to control their SCPs during the feedback condition. Even more, there was a significant decrease in seizure frequency 10 years after the end of the neurofeedback training.

Besides the very small sample size in the follow-up evaluation, the scientists conclude that SCP training may be considered as a treatment for patients with intractable epilepsie and as an adjunct to conventional therapy.

Read study in PubMed

Between 58 and 78% of all participants reported Adverse Events (AEs), most commonly decreased appetite, insomnia, headache and abdominal pain. Up to one quarter of the patients discontinued due to AEs.

Abstract