2021 Conference (in Portuguese)

(IN PORTUGUESE) Abstract:Neurophenomenological studies are increasingly exploring the brain mechanisms through which psychedelic substances exert their mind-altering effects. A provocative question is whether such knowledge might be harnessed as a means of self-inducing altered states of consciousness by non-pharmacological means, for example through the combination of meditation practices and EEG neurofeedback. Ross et al., (2013) … Read more

IN PORTUGUESEAbstract:Twenty-four clients, 10-86 years old, volunteered for this study: participants previously diagnosed and treated by their own physicians or psychologists for a variety of conditions such as Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Learning Disorders, fibromyalgia and other pain syndromes, sleep disorders, post stroke, post-concussion syndrome, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) and memory … Read more

IN PORTUGUESE Abstract:Since its inception, psychoanalytic clinic has struggled with concerns raised about its scientificity. Freud, when establishing studies on the psyche, groped about an area totally unknown to medicine in the late 19th century. Many of his hypotheses were built empirically, based on the doctor-patient relationship. Originally a medical clinician, Freud focused on issues … Read more

IN PORTUGUESEAbstract:This presentation will focus on a comprehensive treatment approach of neurofeedback and body psychotherapy (NFB) with individuals who experienced primarily transgenerational trauma of 3rd and 4th generation of Holocaust survivors by review case-studies and explore the framework of NFB.What is Body-Psychotherapy (BP)? BP is a field in psychology and psychotherapy that evolved over the … Read more

IN PORTUGUESEAbstract:Music is an art form that is found in every culture and at every stage in life. While there is much anecdotal evidence supporting the therapeutic effects of making and listening to music, the science of music for cognitive and brain health is still in its infancy. I will describe recent studies from my … Read more

(IN PORTUGUESE)Abstract:This presentation will focus on a comprehensive treatment approach of neurofeedback and body psychotherapy (NFB) with individuals who experienced primarily transgenerational trauma of 3rd and 4th generation of Holocaust survivors by review case-studies and explore the framework of NFB. What is Body-Psychotherapy (BP)?BP is a field in psychology and psychotherapy that evolved over the … Read more

(IN PORTUGUESE)Abstract:This presentation is an EEG Spectral analysis of passive listening to Native American Flute pentatonic scales, plus a review of audioanalgesia healing literature. In the last twenty years, this area of science has exploded with research related to the effect of sound and music on brain functions, Trimble, M., & Hesdorffer, D. (2017), Pantev, … Read more

(IN PORTUGUESE)Abstract:Rarely do neurofeedback therapist see individuals who have not tried any psychiatric medicines. Normally, by the time most patients consider neurofeedback, they have failed multiple medication trials and non-medication treatments and are frustrated with the trial-and-error method. A 2015 a study linked psychiatric medication failure to four EEG phenotypes: focal slowing, spindling excessive beta, … Read more

(IN PORTUGUESE)Abstract:As of December, 2020, 69.1 million have been reported infected and 1.57 million deaths have resulted from COVID-19. Without question the primary focus of the resulting Pandemic has been to reduce the risk or death and the rapid contagion of the disease. Given that it has been recognized that this and other viruses do … Read more

(IN PORTUGUESE)Abstract: For athletes competing in all level of sport, focus and the ability to regulate emotions, cognitions and physical responses is an important skill to achieving personal goals, enhancing performance and overall success. Athletes and their coaches are incorporating the use of sports psychologists and counselors on a regular basis as a means of … Read more