Mark Smith
LCSW, BCN, qEEG-D
Mark Smith is a licensed clinical social worker whose early career was established in the world of work as the Director of clinical services to nurses, doctors, and staff at the EAPs of NYU Medical Center and Downtown Hospital in New York City.
In private practice since 2001, Mark is a leading developer, teacher, and clinician of neurofeedback interventions for a variety of disorders. He was the first user of Z score training in the world. As an early adopter and developer of Z Score training, he worked closely with Thomas Collura from Brainmaster Inc. and Robert Thatcher from Applied Neuroscience Inc to develop Z Score interventions for various disorders. These protocols, that he developed and continues to construct, are the most frequently used interventions in Z Score Training worldwide.
Infra-slow Fluctuation (ISF) training, now a primary intervention in EEG-Biofeedback therapy, was developed by Mark from his experience training the the “Ultradian” rhythms: the lowest energy the brain produces. This type of neurofeedback has had a profound, positive, impact on the lives of his clients, as well as, the clients of the hundreds of therapists he has taught over the years.
– For the last two years, Mark has contributed to the establishment of sLORETA training with Dr. Thomas Collura and others.
Research by Mark Smith
8 papers in our Knowledge Base, each summarized in plain English with a link to the original.
- Infraslow Closed-Loop Brain Training for Anxiety and Depression (ISAD): A pilot randomised, sham-controlled trial in adult females with internalizing disorders Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience · 2025
- Neurofeedback Training for Managing Neuropathic Pain–Like Features in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Protocol for an Open-Label Pilot Feasibility Clinical Trial JMIR Research Protocols · 2025
- The Impact of Alpha‐Neurofeedback Training on Gastric Slow Wave Activity and Heart Rate Variability in Humans Neurogastroenterology & Motility · 2025
- Closed-Loop Infraslow Brain–Computer Interface can Modulate Cortical Activity and Connectivity in Individuals With Chronic Painful Knee Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Clinical EEG and Neuroscience · 2024
- A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel trial of closed-loop infraslow brain training in food addiction Scientific Reports · 2018
- Infra-slow Fluctuation Training in Clinical Practice: A Technical History NeuroRegulation · 2014
- sLORETA and the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus: Feeling No Pain NeuroConnections (Winter 2012) · 2012
- A Father Finds a Solution: Z-Score Training NeuroConnections (April 2008) · 2008
Books & Book Chapters by Mark Smith
4 chapters in our Bookstore.
- Autonomic nervous system and the triple network: an evolutionary perspective with clinical implications Chapter in Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback · 2023
- The Spread of Infra-Slow Neurofeedback: A Human Story Chapter in International Trends in Neurofeedback · 2023
- Infra-slow Fluctuation (ISF) Training for Autism Spectrum Disorders Chapter in Handbook of Clinical QEEG and Neurotherapy · 2016
- sLORETA in Clinical Practice: Not All ROIs Are Created Equal Chapter in Handbook of Clinical QEEG and Neurotherapy · 2016