Neurofeedback is utilized by over 10,000 clinicians worldwide with new techniques and uses being found regularly. Z Score Neurofeedback is a new technique using a normative database to identify and target a specific individual's area of dysregulation allowing for faster and more effective treatment. The book describes how to perform z Score Neurofeedback, as well as research indicating its effectiveness for a variety of disorders including pain, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD, ADHD, TBI, headache, frontal lobe disorders, or for cognitive enhancement. Suitable for clinicians as well as researchers this book is a one stop shop for those looking to understand and use this new technique. Contains protocols to implement Z score neurofeedback Reviews research on disorders for which this is effective treatment Describes advanced techniques and applications

Neurofeedback is utilized by over 10,000 clinicians worldwide with new techniques and uses being found regularly. Z Score Neurofeedback is a new technique using a normative database to identify and target a specific individual's area of dysregulation allowing for faster and more effective treatment. The book describes how to perform z Score Neurofeedback, as well as research indicating its effectiveness for a variety of disorders including pain, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD, ADHD, TBI, headache, frontal lobe disorders, or for cognitive enhancement. Suitable for clinicians as well as researchers this book is a one stop shop for those looking to understand and use this new technique. Contains protocols to implement Z score neurofeedback Reviews research on disorders for which this is effective treatment Describes advanced techniques and applications

1;Front Cover;12;Z Score Neurofeedback;43;Copyright Page;54;Contents;65;Preface;106;List of Contributors;147;1 History and Technical Foundations of Z Score EEG Biofeedback;167.1;Introduction;167.2;First Use of Gaussian Probabilities to Identify "Dysregulation" in the Brain;177.3;Application of Gaussian Probability Distributions to Instantaneous Z Score Biofeedback and Why JTFA Z Scores Are Smaller th...;197.4;Simplification and Standardization;207.5;Individualized EEG Biofeedback Protocols;207.6;Implementation of the Z Score Biofeedback;227.7;JTFA Complex Demodulation Computations;237.8;Z Scores and QEEG Normative Databases;237.9;Standardization by Amplifier Matching and QEEG Normative Databases;257.10;Age Groupings of the Instantaneous Z Score Normative Population;277.11;Sampling from the Same Population of Measures of the Human Brain;297.12;Appendix;337.12.1;Complex Demodulation and JTFA;337.13;References;358;2 Network Connectivity and LORETA Z Score Biofeedback;388.1;Neurotopology;398.2;LORETA Linkage Between Structure and Function;428.3;Cross-Modal Validation of LORETA;428.4;LORETA Symptom Checklist;438.5;Intrinsic Connectivity Networks;458.6;sLORETA and LORETA Z Scores and the Cross-Spectrum;508.7;Network Nodes and Connections;508.8;Structural, Functional, and Effective Connectivity;518.9;References;529;3 Optimal Procedures in Z-Score Neurofeedback: Strategies for Maximizing Learning for Surface and LORETA Neurofeedback;569.1;Schedules of Reinforcement;579.2;Learning Curves;599.3;Contingency of Feedback;629.4;Types of Feedback;639.5;Thresholding;639.6;Number of Parameters Trained;649.7;Use of Rounds for Training;659.8;Transfer of Training;669.9;Training Phase Shift and Phase Lock Durations;679.10;Overview;699.11;Studies Supporting Z-Score-Based Neurofeedback;719.12;References;7210;4 Surface and LORETA Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury;7410.1;Surface and LORETA Neurofeedback of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder;7410.2;Surface and LORETA Neurofeedback of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury;7710.3;The Study;7910.3.1;Subjects;8010.3.2;Materials and Procedures;8010.3.3;Rounding;8210.3.4;Results of a Single Session;8210.3.5;Analysis;8210.3.6;Rounding Results;8310.3.7;Discussion;8510.4;Ten Case Studies;8510.4.1;Method;8510.4.1.1;Subject 1;8610.4.1.2;Results;8710.4.1.3;Subject 2;8710.4.1.4;Results;8810.4.1.5;Subject 3;8810.4.1.6;Results;8810.4.1.7;Subject 4;9010.4.1.8;Results;9010.4.1.9;Subject 5;9010.4.1.10;Results;9310.4.1.11;Subject 6;9310.4.1.12;Results;9310.4.1.13;Subject 7;9610.4.1.14;Results;9610.4.1.15;Subject 8;9710.4.1.16;Results;9710.4.1.17;Subject 9;9710.4.1.18;Results;9710.4.1.19;Subject 10;9810.4.1.20;Results;10010.4.2;Observations and Discussion;10010.5;Conclusion;10510.6;References;10611;5 Z-score LORETA Neurofeedback as a Potential Therapy in Depression/Anxiety and Cognitive Dysfunction;10811.1;Special Notes;12711.2;Acknowledgment;12811.3;References;12812;6 LORETA Z-Score Neurofeedback in Chronic Pain and Headaches;13012.1;Conclusion;15112.2;Acknowledgment;15112.3;References;15213;7 Treating Executive Functioning Disorders Using LORETA Z-Scored EEG Biofeedback;15613.1;Introduction;15613.2;The Domains of Executive Dysfunction;15713.3;The Assessment of Executive Functioning Disorder Patients;15813.4;Executive Dysfunction Case Studies;16113.5;Conclusion;16813.6;References;17214;8 Combining LORETA Z-Score Neurofeedback with Heart Rate Variability Training;17414.1;Introduction;17414.2;Assessment;17514.2.1;What Are We "Targeting?";17914.2.1.1;A Theoretical Dilemma;18114.2.2;Intervention: Adding HRV Training to Training Done with LNFB;18214.2.3;Stress Test;18214.2.4;HRV Training Method;18514.2.5;Heart Rate Variability;18614.2.5.1;Definitions;18614.2.5.2;Heart-Brain Connections Produce Oscillations;18714.2.5.3;The Heart as an Oscillating System;18714.3;Goal of Trai