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Join those members who have already pledged up to $1 from each session's fee to the ISNR Research Foundation. If you would like to be a part of this program, please complete THIS FORM. It will help finance the Clinical Trial for ADHD Inattentive Type Using Neurofeedback.

 
 

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 Delta Level
$25.00

Theta Level
 $50.00 

Alpha Level
$75.00

SMR Level
$100.00

Beta 1 Level
$125.00 

Beta 2 Level
$150.00 

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ISNR Brodmann Area Booklet

 

ADD Centre Brodmann Area Booklet 
$20 All proceeds donated to the Foundation This booklet, compiled by Michael Thompson, MD, James Thompson, PhD and Wu Wening, MD is a source of information for clinicians who are designing neurofeedback protocols that include connectivity. The proceeds of this purchase go to the Research Foundation. ISNR is grateful to the authors for supporting the foundation.

HOW ELSE CAN YOU HELP?

Purchase the new software package Results in which Dr. Fleishman will donate $20 from each sale. Be sure to use the "ISNR2009" code when you check out at http://www.neurotherapyresults.com/ for us to receive the contribution.
 
Purchase the new book, Multi-Component Treatment Manual For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Including Strategies From Clinical Psycho-Physiology And Applied Neuroscience with over 300 pages of articles and information from Dr. Carmichael's multi-modal approach to PTSD therapy. The price is $59.00. All proceeds go to the Foundation.

ISNR has sponsored grants for the the years 1990 through 2001 the Research Fund Committee. View the projects and more information aout the Research Foundation's predecessor HERE.

Dr. Corydon Hammond has complied a Comprehensive Neurofeedback Bibliography. This document cites over 200 publications, many peer-reviewed, about the field of neurotherapy.  

Current Research Funding Opportuities Can Be Found HERE.

Mission Statement

"We will accomplish the necessary research to demonstrate that neurofeedback is or is not effective in particular disorders. To that end, we will identify areas of current interest for neurofeedback research, identify researchers possessing both the interest and competence to conduct clinical trials of neurofeedback, solicit grant proposals from them and acquire funding for these major grants."

Current Activities

June 11, 2010

The fMRI/EEG/ERP study, comparing the default mode networks and under-task activations in healthy and ADHD adults is under way. Cynthia Kerson and Leslie Sherlin began recordings Monday, June 7th. You can find the abstract and study design HERE. And, we are looking for subjects to record in San Diego August 11-13. Please let us know if you're interested.

May 24, 2010
We are designing a study entitled " Clinical Trial for ADHD Inattentive Type Using Neurofeedback." Here are the ideas we have formulated to date: 

  • Participants with ADD (inattentive type) with high theta/beta ratios. The active treatment is still being discussed.
  • A total of at least 80 ADD participants should be included for two groups, or at least 90 participants for 3 groups. Larger groups will be preferable.
  • Participants should be randomly split into either two (40+40) or three (30+30+30) groups, one of which will receive theta/beta NF, and the other(s) some alternative treatment(s), possibly EMG training.
  • NF and other treatment should be provided by either certified BCIA-EEG clinicians, or master's level NF trainees supervised by a certified BCIA-EEG clinician.
  • Participation should include 40 sessions, 2-3 times a week.
  • Possibly do further interpretation of the findings to include analysis of secific symptomotology and/or psychological criteria.
  • The clinical trial can be done in multiple clinics, provided that these clinics will have university affiliation, and that clinicians will use strictly similar protocols.
  • Participants should be assessed before and after treatment for ADD symptoms with standardized questionnaires from parents and teachers, and psychometric tests of attention and executive functions and QEEG.
  • Assessment should be conducted by certified clinicians who will be blind to the treatment conditions.
  • The study should be completed as soon as possible, with a limit of two years for data collection, and three years for publication.
  • The study would include long-term follow-up assessment (at least one year after treatment), including QEEG.
  • The estimated cost for this study is $160,000

    • June 11, 2010
    The fMRI/EEG/ERP study, comparing the default mode networks and under-task activations in healthy and ADHD adults is still being developed. Rex Cannon, PhD, from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has joined the team of investigators, which includes Dr. David Hubbard, Dr. Leslie Sherlin, Dr. Tato Sokhadze and Dr. Cynthia Kerson. Rex brings his knowledge of fMRI and EEG/ERP recordings and has encouraged us to record sequentially, rather than simultaneously because of the difference in subjective experience during the rest and cognitive task states while recording in the MR scanner. We are currently working on the IRB submission and hope to begin recordings by June. Do you have a thought about this? Let us know!

    Cynthia Kerson recorded 6 patients of the Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi and is currently interpreting them with the guidance of Dr. Bob Thatcher. It is the hope that this pilot study get underway by the Fall of this year.

    March 1, 2010
    The Research Foundation is embarking on a project at Applied fMRI with Dr. David Hubbard. Cynthia and Leslie Sherlin are coordinating the use of the EEG equipment in the fMRI scanner environment and will record adult subjects with ADHD. If you or someone you know fits this profile and can be available to be recorded in San Diego in early June, please     let us know. 
     
    December, 2009
    The Board of Directors wishes to thank those of you who have responded to last month's email regarding the 2010-2012 elections, which will take place in August. As a reminder, the following positions are available: Sergeant-at-Arms, Secretary and Member-at-Large. If you're interested, please contact Cynthia via     email or phone (415) 485-1344.
     
    President-elect Barry Sterman will chair the subcommittee on Standards of Research for our field. If you would like to contribute, please email Cynthia. 
    The TBI study is underway with the Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital in Mississippi. Cynthia will be back there to do pre Qs and teach the staff to do the trainings in early March.
     
    We are planning the nominations process for the Board of Directors for the Foundation and are looking for people interested in serving as Sergeant-at-Arms, Secretary and Member-at-Large. If you're interested, please contact Cynthia via email or phone (415) 485-1344.
     
    The goal of the ISNR Research Foundation consortium is to support clinical trials to advance acceptance of neurotherapy. You can view more information HERE or contact Dr. Stark via email for more information.