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Showing posts with label Neurofeedback. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neurofeedback. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Ethical Responsibilities of Direct-to-Consumer Neuroscience Companies

By Mary Darby
blog.bioethics.gov
Published on November 5, 2014

As part of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, President Obama asked the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) to “identify proactively a set of core ethical standards – both to guide neuroscience research and to address some of the ethical dilemmas that may be raised by the application of neuroscience research findings.”

This morning, the Bioethics Commission resumed its consideration of ethical issues related to direct-to-consumer (DTC) neuroscience, including products like dietary supplements, neurofeedback devices, and even memory games.

The entire blog post is here.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Episode 3: Neurofeedback and Consciousness

In this episode, John interviews Thomas Fink, PhD about the basic concepts of neurofeedback, its clinical utility, and case examples.  Dr. Fink developed software for a home unit to augment gains made in the office. The purpose of this podcast is to help psychologists become more familiar with this neurofeedback in the practice of psychotherapy.  Additionally, the podcast will address how neurofeedback offers novel conceptualizations of consciousness.

At the end of the podcast, the listener will be able to:

1. Explain the basic concepts of neurofeedback.
2. Describe two clinical conditions that can be treated with neurofeedback.
3. Provide one example of how neurofeedback informs us about the nature of 
      consciousness.

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Resources for Neurofeedback


What is Neurofeedback: An Update
D. Cory Hammond

International Society for Neurofeedback and Research

Informed Consent for Neurofeedback - FNS
Thomas E. Fink, PhD

Informed Consent for EEG Neurofeedback
Thomas E. Fink, PhD

Resources from MindReflector

MindReflector Technologies, LLC

MindReflector Training Video

MindReflector Product Demo

MindReflector Facebook Page


Books on Consciousness read by Tom and John

Distributed Cognition and the Will edited by Ross, Spurrett, Kincaid and Stephens

The Large, The Small, and the Human Mind by Penrose and others

Perplexities of Consciousness by Schwitzgebel

The Physics of Consciousness by Walker