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Keynote Address: Revaluing the Orbital Prefrontal Cortex

Author R. J. DOLAN Abstract The importance of orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in human behavioral regulation is no longer a matter of dispute, though its precise role remains a matter of ongoing investigation. It is ironic that this revaluation of OFC required a major departure from a historical nadir, during which it was viewed as redundant [...]

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Recent neuroscience advances of interest to neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuroscientists

Author James I Ausman Abstract In a landmark study reported in Science Express (www.sciencexpress.org/20 May 2010/Page 1/10.1126/science.1190719; Science News: Science; 328, P958, 2010), J. Craig Venter and colleagues reported the building of a genome (whole DNA sequence) from the start to make a DNA that produces synthetic life in a bacterium. It took 10 years of [...]

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What can neuroscience contribute to ethics?

Author T Buller Abstract Neuroscience cannot and should not be allowed to replace normative questions with scientific ones. Click Here to Read Entire Article (Adobe PDF)

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Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy

Authors Sara B. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H,a* Robert W. Blum, M.D., Ph.D,b and Jay N. Giedd, M.Dc a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Baltimore, Maryland b Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive [...]

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How Neuroscience and Behavioral Genetics Improve Psychiatric Assessment: Report on a Violent Murder Case

Authors Davide Rigoni,1* Silvia Pellegrini,2 Veronica Mariotti,2 Arianna Cozza,2 Andrea Mechelli,3 Santo Davide Ferrara,4 Pietro Pietrini,2 and Giuseppe Sartori5 1Department of Developmental and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy 2Department of Experimental Pathology, MBIE, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy 3Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, UK 4Department of Legal Medicine, [...]

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Case Study: TB

Clinician Identifier & Credentials J. Tarrant, Ph.D., BCIAEEG Date of Submission March 28, 2009 Description TB is an 11-year-old Caucasian male. He is in the 5 th grade and is homeschooled. He was initially referred to this clinician for a Psychological Evaluation when attending a rural public school. Concerns from the school included refusal to [...]

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Case Study: DQ

Clinician Identifier & Credentials J. Tarrant, Ph.D., BCIAEEG Date of Submission March 18, 2009 Description DQ is a 9-year-old Caucasian male, attending the 4 th grade in a rural public school. He was referred for neurofeedback for “behavioral problems at school and home.” At the time of his initial assessment, this student received a Functional [...]

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EEG Biofeedback Case Studies Using Live Z-Score Training (LZT) and a Normative Database

Authors: Thomas F. Collura, PhD Joseph Guan, MM.ED, PhD Jeffrey Tarrant, PhD Penijean Rutter, MA Nancy Wigton, MA Fred Starr, MD Charles R. Stark, MD Doerte Klein, PhD Harry Kerasidis, MD August 29, 2009 Introduction This report discusses the technical background, and initial clinical results obtained, in an implementation of live Z-Score based Training (LZT) [...]

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Case Report: Live Z-Score Training and Headache

One of my latest z-score-training session came out with an effect, which i would like to share. 42 year old woman, suffering from headaches among others. main symptom exhaustion. In the first session we did 4 channel c3c4 + t3t4 z-score training (ZOK protocol). One of the main results was, that the pain-level did change [...]

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