The Foundation for Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, based in California, dedicated to encouraging research into the mechanisms underlying neurofeedback and its clinical applications. FNAN seeks to foster meaningful scientific research by providing technical assistance and other types of support to individuals seeking to extend the horizons of the field. It can provide technical advice and in some instances partial support in the form of neurofeedback instrumentation towards this end. It also presents an annual award to the authors of what it considers to be the best neurofeedback article published during the preceding twelve months.
A University of Missouri team led by Guy McCormack, clinical professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science at the University’s School of Health Professions, will undertake a two and a half year study of neurofeedback training for 40 children who have been diagnosed as falling within the autism disorders spectrum.
The MU study will follow on earlier studies by Dr. Betty Jarusiewicz and Dr Robert Coben and Dr. Ilean Podolsky. It will, however, be the first study to take place at a major university. The study was made possible by a $213,500 grant from the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation and with assistance from the Foundation for Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience. Jeanne Sinquefield of both the Sinquefield Charitable Trust and the FNAN, became interested in neurofeedback after seeing it used successfully elsewhere. “Because of that,” Sinquefield says, “I helped start the Foundation for Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience, of which I’m currently president. A primary goal of this foundation is to encourage university-quality research on neurofeedback.” Click here for more information on the MU autism study
The Foundation for Neurofeedback and Applied Neuroscience has provided equipment and technical assistance to James Cooney for a pilot investigation of the use of neurofeedback to alleviate the problems associated with ADHD in a high school setting. It is hoped that this investigation will lead to a more extensive study in Connecticut high schools.
This year’s award for the best article in the field of neurofeedback went to Dr. Robert Coben and Dr. Ilean Podolsky for their article “Assessment-Guided Neurofeedback for Autistic Spectrum Disorder,” which appeared in Volume 11, Number 1 of the Journal of Neurotherapy. The article described the use of neurofeedback training to address the symptoms of 37 children who fell within the autistic spectrum of disorders.Click here for more information about this years Anual Award for the Best Neurofeedback Article.
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