Handbook of QEEG and EEG Biofeedback

The handbook is the most comprehensive volume written to date on quantitative EEG and recent advances in EEG biofeeback. The entire book is heavily referenced. The first chapter covers in detail basic concepts of importance for understanding quantitative EEG and quantitative EEG analysis. The first part of the book presents in detail how the EEG is generated. This is covered from the cellular level, to different anatomical systems, the interplay between the cortex and thalamus and ultimately the activity within the different cortical layers of the neocortex. Basic concepts that are often difficult for the reader to understand such as phase shift, phase lock, and phase reset are discussed repeatedly so that the reader begins to grasp the importance of these concepts at the level of the individual neuron and in complex anatomical systems. Historical material is covered in detail such as the history and basis for the mathematics that underlies understanding the complex concepts of quantitative EEG analysis. Differences between old "eyeball analysis" of EEG and QEEG is described in detail since QEEG can often uncover abnormalities that cannot be seen in the raw signal. These involve coherence, phase shift, phase lock which are important for understanding functional systems within the brain in terms of their connectivity. Approximately 1/3 of the book is devoted to detailed tutorials based on Neuroguide. There are examples of different types of analyses in patients with epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and other disorders. One of the most exciting new developments in the entire field of neurofeedback is the use of Z score-based feedback both for surface and LORETA. During the past seven years many more investigators and clinicians are employing Z score-based neurofeedback and are finding that it often leads to more rapid learning than traditional feedback based only on magnitude or power.