Optimal Functioning Training with EEG Biofeedback for Clinical Populations: A Case Study
STS Instructor Authored by Thomas Brownback
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Study at a glance
- Area
- Peak Performance
- Study type
- Case study
- Authors
- Mason LA, Brownback TS
- Journal
- Journal of Neurotherapy
- Year
- 2001
- Participants
- 1
- Population
- Adults
- Protocol
- peak performance EEG biofeedback, QEEG-guided
- Sessions
- 60 × 15 min (over 2 months)
Key findings
- Abnormal findings against the Thatcher lifespan database fell from 166 before training to 17 afterwards
- She reported more energy and motivation and a broad improvement in daily life
- Co-workers described anger outbursts dropping from about three a week to about two a month
- Single uncontrolled case; results rest on QEEG comparison and informal reports
A single case report of a female executive diagnosed with dissociative disorder not otherwise specified who was trained with protocols normally used for peak performance. The authors use her case to illustrate a five-level continuum running from severe clinical impairment to superior functioning, arguing that people anywhere on it can benefit from optimal-functioning training. She learned to train on her own and completed 60 short sessions over two months, with QEEGs taken before and after and changes also judged by her own reports and feedback from co-workers.