heg without (vulgar) behaviorism greg alter, ph.d. september 7, 2005
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HEG Without (Vulgar) Behaviorism
Greg Alter, Ph.D.
September 7, 2005
HEG as Interpersonal Communication You Cannot Not Communicate Content Meta-communication Brain in the Mind Mind in the Person, Mind Interpersonally Ericksonian Hypnosis
Biofeedback in Primary Care
Lateralized EEG Studies and Me Peripheral: 1980 Parasympathetic Tone Stress Management and Psychosomatic
Medicine Self Regulation Strategies (Mindfulness: 2005)
Neurofeedback Multi Modal
Electrophrenology vs. QEEG Comprehensive 2nd Order Variability Training:
Val Brown’s “Turbulence” Micro Stimulation: Len Ochs and Delta Mind Gear vs. Mind Alive and AVE:
NeuroAdvantage in 2005 Jeff Carmen and pIR HEG: Black Box 2000
HEG Training: First Iteration
Thresholds ON Carmen: .3 to 1 degree F manual thresholds
controlling DVD reward Toomim: 10 minute focused effort, 10% over
baseline controlling DVD reward
pIR
ADHD IVAs Group Setting (2-5 participants, some on
EEG) 18 months, 24 kids and some adults Name a Movie, Any Movie Comparable IVA increases and subjective
benefits
nIR
ADHD, Autism, Encephalopathy, Anxiety, OCD
Individual Sessions IVA, Microcog 1 year, mixed child and adult population Comparable IVA increases and subjective
benefits—one “failure,” one “sensitive”
Learning, Exercise, Communication Reinforcement Schedules in HEG are less
important than total time in practice Exercise=power + duration Rhythmicity of Practice More Important than
“Exercise” program—the Brain is actually not a “muscle.”
Well Exercised Brain
Efficiency More difficult to get increased blood flow or
temp than early in practice Novelty and prefrontal Just train harder?
The Sensitive Person
Labile emotions = labile blood flow/temp Reduced emotional lability corresponds to
better modulated temperature Effective practice leads to emotional
resilience in everyday life
Movies Don’t Work As Feedback Don’t fit idealized model of instrumental
reinforcement Activate prefrontal emissions passively Don’t require enough time making focused
efforts AND OUTCOMES ARE JUST AS GOOD!!! Is
this Behaviorism?!
With Both pIR and nIR HEG We Train Differently for Habituated Tasks vs Novel Tasks Motivation = task * person Task Valence Task Fractionation Sympathetic Activation Parasympathetic Activation
Turbulence Reduction
2nd order variability measures create the HEG Attention Index
Turbulence takes into account variations in rhythmicity from multiple sources
HEG practice modulates turbulence Modulation Practice fosters both
parasympathetic tone and executive function HRV and Dynamical EEG Correlates
Favoring Modulation vs Amplitude Increases
Attention Index
History in HEG training: primary motive has been increase in HEG Ratio
Attention Index diminishes emphasis on HEG amplitude
Attention Index fosters focus on modulation and variability reduction: decreased turbulence
Net effect will be increased perfusion of hypoperfused areas and decreased hyperfusion
Practice Implications
Threshold unnecessary but has its place Interpersonal effects on parasympathetic
tone Alternate cognitive with affective focus Alternate concentration with open focus Alternate habituated with novel tasks Alternate boring with affectively stimulating
tasks Movies work just fine!
Marketing HEG
Convenience Enjoyment Self Regulation Cost Effectiveness Story
Integration of HEG
Office and Home Practice Multiple Modalities Amplify Effects Foster Self-regulation Attitudes with
Peripheral Practice Assess both parasympathetic tone and
improvements in attention, cognition, affect
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