Thornton Carmody Article – Biofeedback for Reading Disability and Brain Injury
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Study at a glance
- Area
- TBI & Concussion
- Study type
- Review & meta-analysis
- Authors
- Thornton KE, Carmody DP
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
- Year
- 2005
- Population
- Children, Adolescents
Key findings
- Early evidence supports EEG biofeedback for reading disability and TBI
- Training under task conditions recommended
- Clinical use judged reasonable with informed consent
A review of EEG biofeedback for reading disability and traumatic brain injury. Starting from the evidence in ADHD, which often occurs with learning disability, the authors argue that training aimed specifically at reading problems and TBI is promising and that assessing and training during tasks is likely to be most useful.