Thomas Collura
Ph.D., QEEG-D, BCN, LPCC-S
Thomas Collura is the Founder and President of BrainMaster Technologies, Inc., and Clinical Director of the Brain Enrichment Center, Bedford, Ohio, and is an Instructor with Stress Therapy Solutions, Beachwood, Ohio. He holds degrees in philosophy, biology, biomedical engineering, and mental health counseling, from Brown University, Case Western Reserve University, and Walden University. He has held staff and clinical positions with AT&T Bell Laboratories, the Cleveland Clinic Department of Neurology, and Siemens Medical Systems. He is a Diplomate of the Quantitative EEG Board, and Board Certified in Neurofeedback with the BCIA. He has received the Hans Berger Award of Merit from the AAPB, and is a fellow of the ISNR, and has received the ISNR Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a Past President of the ISNR and the AAPB. He is the author of “Technical Foundations of Neurofeedback” and co-editor of the “Handbook of QEEG and Neurotherapy,” both published by Taylor Francis. He holds numerous patents and has published in the areas of EEG, evoked potentials, and neurofeedback systems. His continuing interests are in EEG and QEEG in clinical and research applications, evoked potentials, and mental health and personal optimization applications.
Certified as trainer by Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA)
Research by Thomas Collura
30 papers in our Knowledge Base, each summarized in plain English with a link to the original.
- Using Machine Learning to Enhance the EEG Screening Review by Pre-Screening the EEG Artificial Intelligence and Applications · 2026
- International QEEG Certification Board Guideline Minimum Technical Requirements for Performing Clinical Quantitative Electroencephalography Clinical EEG and Neuroscience · 2025
- Brain Activation Imaging in Emotional Decision Making and Mental Health: A Review—Part 1 Clinical EEG and Neuroscience · 2020
- Brain Activation Imaging in Emotional Decision Making and Mental Health: A Review—Part 2 Clinical EEG and Neuroscience · 2020
- The Quantitative Electroencephalogram and the Use of Normative Databases Biofeedback · 2019
- Quantitative EEG and Live Z-Score Neurofeedback—Current Clinical and Scientific Context Biofeedback · 2017
- Live Z-Score Neurofeedback Biofeedback · 2016
- The Value of EEG-Based Electromagnetic Tomographic Analysis in Human Performance and Mental Health Biofeedback · 2016
- Infra-slow Fluctuation Training in Clinical Practice: A Technical History NeuroRegulation · 2014
- Specifying and Developing References for Live Z-Score Neurofeedback NeuroConnections (Spring 2014) · 2014
- Toward an Operational Model of Decision Making, Emotional Regulation, and Mental Health Impact Advances in Mind-Body Medicine · 2014
- Effectiveness of a Mini Live sLORETA Projection Technique for Screening EEGs for Power Asymmetries Journal of Neurotherapy · 2013
- Assessing the Effects of Subthreshold Magnetic Stimulation on Brain Activation using sLORETA NeuroConnections (Winter 2012) · 2012
- Trait and State-Based Depression Indicators Measured Using Real-Time sLORETA Imaging and Quantification IPEG 17th Biennial Conference, New York (poster) · 2012
- Uncovering the Belief Behind the Action NeuroConnections (Winter 2012) · 2012
- EEG Biofeedback Case Studies Using Live Z-Score Training and a Normative Database Journal of Neurotherapy · 2010
- Combining EEG with Heart Rate Training for Brain/Body Optimization NeuroConnections (Winter 2009) · 2009
- Neurofeedback Using the Phenotype and Z-Score Modalities NeuroConnections (July 2008) · 2008
- Towards a Coherent View of Brain Connectivity Journal of Neurotherapy · 2008
- Whole-Head Normalization Using Live Z-Scores for Connectivity Training, Part 1 NeuroConnections (April 2008) · 2008
- Whole-Head Normalization Using Live Z-Scores for Connectivity Training, Part 2 NeuroConnections (July 2008) · 2008
- Effects of Electrode Placement Upon EEG Biofeedback Training: The Monopolar-Bipolar Controversy Journal of Neurotherapy · 2007
- Application of Repetitive Visual Stimulation to EEG Neurofeedback Protocols Journal of Neurotherapy · 2002
- The cortical generators of the contingent negative variation in humans: a study with subdural electrodes Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section · 1997
- Subdural potentials at orbitofrontal and mesial prefrontal areas accompanying anticipation and decision making in humans: a comparison with Bereitschaftspotential Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology · 1996
- Movement-related potentials associated with bilateral simultaneous and unilateral movements recorded from human supplementary motor area Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology · 1995
- Imaging ability and visual processing of EEG waveforms Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society · 1993
- Phase-Plane Trajectories of EEG Seizure Patterns in Epilepsy American Journal of EEG Technology · 1992
- EEG mapping for surgery of epilepsy Brain Topography · 1990
- Real-time filtering for the estimation of steady-state visual evoked brain potentials IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering · 1990
Books & Book Chapters by Thomas Collura
2 books and 4 chapters in our Bookstore.
- Electroencephalographic imaging and biofeedback training using Z-scores: databases and LORETA-based methods Chapter in Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback · 2023
- Electroencephalography microstates in relation to emotional decision-making Chapter in Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback · 2023
- The BrainMaster Experience – From Cleveland, Ohio, a Global Outreach for Neurofeedback and Quantitative EEG Chapter in International Trends in Neurofeedback · 2023
- A Brain Functional Dynamic Approach to Counseling and Therapy Chapter in Handbook of Clinical QEEG and Neurotherapy · 2016
- Handbook of Clinical QEEG and Neurotherapy Book, as editor · 2016
- Technical Foundations of Neurofeedback Book · 2014