Case Studies in Applied Psychophysiology – Neurofeedback and Biofeedback Treatments for Advances in Human Performance

Preface xi
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W. Alex Edmonds and Gershon Tenenbaum
<p>About the Editors and Contributing Authors xvii</p>
<p>Part I General Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Forwards 1</p>
<p>1 The Use of General Biofeedback in the Pursuit of Optimal Performance 3<br /> Donald Moss and "Sue" Vietta Wilson</p>
<p>2 Performance Enhancement Applications of Neurofeedback 17<br /> Siegfried Othmer and Susan F. Othmer</p>
<p>Part II Case Presentations 31</p>
<p>3 Case 1 Bad Shot, Good Shot: Neurofeedback for World Champion or Developing Athlete 33<br /> "Sue" Vietta E. Wilson and Lindsay Shaw</p>
<p>4 Case 2 Imagery Assessment and Training with QEEG: What You See Is Not All There Is 47<br /> "Sue" Vietta E. Wilson and Lindsay Shaw</p>
<p>5 Case 3 Simultaneous Alpha EEG Enhancing and Frontal′s Muscle EMG Decreasing: Biofeedback Training for Musical Peak Performance 71<br /> Olga M. Bazanova</p>
<p>6 Case 4 The Golfer Who Couldn′t Pass the Anxiety Test! 94<br /> D. Jane Arave</p>
<p>7 Case 5 Biofeedback for Relaxation 110<br /> Ronald Rosenthal</p>
<p>8 Case 6 The Road to Olympic Medal 120<br /> Boris Blumenstein and Iris Orbach</p>
<p>9 Case 7 Biofeedback Training at Sea 134<br /> Boris Blumenstein and Iris Orbach</p>
<p>10 Case 8 I Thought I Was Relaxed: The Use of SEMG Biofeedback for Training Awareness and Control 144<br /> Richard Harvey and Erik Peper</p>
<p>11 Case 9 Psychophysiological Assessment and Biofeedback during Official Baseball Games: Procedures, Methodologies, Findings and Critical Issues in Applied Sport Psychology 160<br /> Roland A. Carlstedt</p>
<p>12 Case 10 Performance Anxiety, Biofeedback and the Pianist: Wind Instrument Players are not the only Musicians Affected by Breathing 201<br /> Tom D. Kennedy and W. Alex Edmonds</p>
<p>13 Case 11 The 400–meter Sprinter Who Ran Too Fast! 218<br /> W. Alex Edmonds</p>
<p>14 Case 12 Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery: A Neurofeedback–integrative Approach 232<br /> Diane Roberts Stoler</p>
<p>Part III Certification, Equipment, and Future Directions 247</p>
<p>15 Certification and Ethics in Applied Psychophysiology (90876) 249<br /> Phillip A. Hughes and Fred Shaffer</p>
<p>16 Psychophysiology: Equipment in Research and Practice 257<br /> Derek T.Y. Mann and Chris M. Janelle</p>
<p>17 Future Directions in Applied Psychophysiology: Skills Not Pills 275<br /> Richard Harvey and Erik Peper</p>
<p>Index 293</p>