Biofeedback Volume 47: Issue 2

Editors' Introduction

This special issue continues the focus of the Spring 2019 issue on advances in instrumentation, software, and applications in biofeedback and neurofeedback. Here the articles will focus on the use of normative databases in neurofeedback assessment and treatment and the use of dynamic muscle assessment. In addition, Arnon Rolnick and Yossi Ehrenreich summarize issues in the infant's acquisition of self-knowledge through interactions with the mother.

Thomas Collura provides a review of the basic principles of the QEEG, the mathematical tools utilized to analyze cortical activation patterns, and the clinical value of well-informed use of QEEG. He reviews the

This report describes the scientific, technical, and clinical bases for the use of quantitative EEG (QEEG) in the assessment of clients and in treatment monitoring. Specific attention is directed toward the use of normative databases and z-scores as a form of standardized referencing for reporting and training purposes. Normative databases have general value and are of particular value when connectivity metrics are being used. It is shown that the use of z = 0 as an average over time corresponds to a state of optimum flexibility, adaptability, and readiness. The use of the inverse solution (LORETA) methods is also described, as well as use of those methods within the QEEG and normative model. Advantages as well as shortcomings of this approach are described and discussed.

Surface electromyography is an electrophysiological modality assessing the electrical activity of skeletal musculature. The Sella protocol is a structured assessment protocol, including static muscle assessment and dynamic muscle assessment, utilizing standardized electrode placements, conditions, and movements during assessment. This protocol can serve as a basis for designing biofeedback-assisted rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain and other musculoskeletal problems. The protocol can also be applied in forensic evaluations and in optimal performance settings.

Advances in Biofeedback Instrumentation, Software, and Normative Values, II

Editors' Introduction

The Quantitative Electroencephalogram and the Use of Normative Databases

Surface EMG (SEMG): A Synopsis

Fake It (or Face It) Till You Make It? Taking a Deeper Look

REPORT: Report from FABBS Meeting

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Establishing a University-Based Biofeedback Clinic for Practice, Education, and Research

SPECIAL ISSUE: The Impact of a Romantic Partner on Patient Experience of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback

SPECIAL ISSUE: Pain—There Is Hope

ABSTRACTS: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback