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One theme has run through my work for the past 40 plus years-- a desire to play a role in waking people up, raising their consciousness and empowering them. I was the organizer founder of the Winter Brain, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology and StoryCon Meetings and president of Futurehealth, Inc., with interests in Positive Psychology as well as being involved in the field of biofeedback/neurofeedback since 1972. see my more detailed bio, reflecting my work in biofeedback, here. In 2003 I founded www.OpEdNews.com , where I've written over 1800 articles and have published over 100,000 other people's writings, with the goal of raising people's consciousness in political and activist ways.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
Millennials feel more stress than older generations, study says - latimes.com (4846 views) SHARE
With decades ahead of them in the job market, more than half of millennials stay awake at night chewing over all manner of worries, according to a study.
Those 18- to 33-yeas-olds actually stress out more than older generations, the American Psychological Assn. concluded in its new study. Slightly more than 50% said that overwhelming worries disrupted their sleep in the past month.
A dour economy is top of mind for young people, with work and job stability sending their stress levels soaring. And no wonder -- their unemployment rate is 13.1%, well above the overall nation's 7.8%. A recent survey of 2010 college graduates found nearly half were in jobs that didn't require a university diploma.
Nearly 40% of millennials said their stress shot up in the last year, compared with 33% of baby boomers and 29% of those 67 and older.
Millennials feel more stress than older generations, study says - latimes.com (4846 views) SHARE
With decades ahead of them in the job market, more than half of millennials stay awake at night chewing over all manner of worries, according to a study.
Those 18- to 33-yeas-olds actually stress out more than older generations, the American Psychological Assn. concluded in its new study. Slightly more than 50% said that overwhelming worries disrupted their sleep in the past month.
A dour economy is top of mind for young people, with work and job stability sending their stress levels soaring. And no wonder -- their unemployment rate is 13.1%, well above the overall nation's 7.8%. A recent survey of 2010 college graduates found nearly half were in jobs that didn't require a university diploma.
Nearly 40% of millennials said their stress shot up in the last year, compared with 33% of baby boomers and 29% of those 67 and older.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
100s of EEG Brain Games Exploding Onto Market (6513 views) SHARE
Behind much of the technology is San Jose-based NeuroSky Inc., which first made a splash in 2009 when toy maker Uncle Milton Inc. used its headset for the Star Wars Force Trainer toy that let youngsters suspend a ball inside a tube. As the child concentrated, a fan would spin and blow the ping-pong ball upward.
Now, about 1,700 software developers are working with NeuroSky's technology, the majority of them making mind-controlled computer games for the company's $129 MindWave Mobile headset...
NeuroSky faces competition from San Francisco-based start-up Emotiv Systems Inc., which offers a $300 multi-sensor headset. Emotiv sells a variety of software including a package of popular games like "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" that are optimized for the company's headset, as well as a program designed to let users control a computer with thoughts instead of a mouse or keyboard.
100s of EEG Brain Games Exploding Onto Market (6513 views) SHARE
Behind much of the technology is San Jose-based NeuroSky Inc., which first made a splash in 2009 when toy maker Uncle Milton Inc. used its headset for the Star Wars Force Trainer toy that let youngsters suspend a ball inside a tube. As the child concentrated, a fan would spin and blow the ping-pong ball upward.
Now, about 1,700 software developers are working with NeuroSky's technology, the majority of them making mind-controlled computer games for the company's $129 MindWave Mobile headset...
NeuroSky faces competition from San Francisco-based start-up Emotiv Systems Inc., which offers a $300 multi-sensor headset. Emotiv sells a variety of software including a package of popular games like "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" that are optimized for the company's headset, as well as a program designed to let users control a computer with thoughts instead of a mouse or keyboard.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Americans Cut Back on Doctor Visits and Drug Prescriptions (4089 views) SHARE
Patients cut back on prescription drugs and doctor visits last year, a sign that many Americans are still struggling to pay for health care, according to a study released Wednesday by a health industry research group.
The number of prescriptions issued to patients declined by 1.1 percent compared with 2010, and visits to the doctor fell by 4.7 percent, the report said. Visits to the emergency room, by contrast, increased by 7.4 percent in 2011, an increase that the report's authors said was linked to the loss of health insurance resulting from long-term unemployment.
Could this be an opportunity for mind-body practitioners?
Americans Cut Back on Doctor Visits and Drug Prescriptions (4089 views) SHARE
Patients cut back on prescription drugs and doctor visits last year, a sign that many Americans are still struggling to pay for health care, according to a study released Wednesday by a health industry research group.
The number of prescriptions issued to patients declined by 1.1 percent compared with 2010, and visits to the doctor fell by 4.7 percent, the report said. Visits to the emergency room, by contrast, increased by 7.4 percent in 2011, an increase that the report's authors said was linked to the loss of health insurance resulting from long-term unemployment.
Could this be an opportunity for mind-body practitioners?
Friday, March 16, 2012
Study: Link Between Cell Phone Radiation and ADHD-like Behavior (5222 views) SHARE
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine found that exposing pregnant mice to radiation from a cell phone affected the behavior of their offspring later. They found that the mice exposed to radiation as fetuses were more hyperactive, had more anxiety and poorer memory -- symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- than mice who were not exposed to radiation.
Neurological tests revealed that the radiation exposure led to abnormal development of neurons in the part of the brain linked to ADHD, leading the authors to suggest that cell phone radiation exposure may play a role in the disorder.
Study: Link Between Cell Phone Radiation and ADHD-like Behavior (5222 views) SHARE
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine found that exposing pregnant mice to radiation from a cell phone affected the behavior of their offspring later. They found that the mice exposed to radiation as fetuses were more hyperactive, had more anxiety and poorer memory -- symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- than mice who were not exposed to radiation.
Neurological tests revealed that the radiation exposure led to abnormal development of neurons in the part of the brain linked to ADHD, leading the authors to suggest that cell phone radiation exposure may play a role in the disorder.
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Power of Feedback (6953 views) SHARE
Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement... Its power is frequently mentioned in articles about learning and teaching, but surprisingly
few recent studies have systematically investigated its meaning. This article
provides a conceptual analysis offeedback and reviews the evidence related
to its impact on learning and achievement. This evidence shows that although
feedback is among the major influences, the type offeedback and the way it
is given can be differentially effective. A model offeedback is then proposed
that identifies the particular properties and circumstances that make it effective, and some typically thorny issues are discussed, including the timing of feedback and the effects of positive and negative feedback. Finally, this analysis is used to suggest ways in which feedback can be used...
The Power of Feedback (6953 views) SHARE
Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement... Its power is frequently mentioned in articles about learning and teaching, but surprisingly
few recent studies have systematically investigated its meaning. This article
provides a conceptual analysis offeedback and reviews the evidence related
to its impact on learning and achievement. This evidence shows that although
feedback is among the major influences, the type offeedback and the way it
is given can be differentially effective. A model offeedback is then proposed
that identifies the particular properties and circumstances that make it effective, and some typically thorny issues are discussed, including the timing of feedback and the effects of positive and negative feedback. Finally, this analysis is used to suggest ways in which feedback can be used...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
New York Times: Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention (9541 views) SHARE
The NY Times reports that EEG Biofeedback is gaining greater acceptance, applied to ADD/ADHD, autism, increasing attention, focusing the aging brain...
New York Times: Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention (9541 views) SHARE
The NY Times reports that EEG Biofeedback is gaining greater acceptance, applied to ADD/ADHD, autism, increasing attention, focusing the aging brain...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Stress card as seen on Dr. Oz Show (5290 views) SHARE
Easy to read Stress Check Magic Word super biosquares with words which "light up" depending on the temperature with 4 different ranges and 1.25 degree Fahrenheit resolution. They read calm (90-95) normal (85-90) tense (80-85,) stressed (75-80).
30-mil plastic white card with metallic foil/ink in either blue, red, green, silver or gold.
Stress card as seen on Dr. Oz Show (5290 views) SHARE
Easy to read Stress Check Magic Word super biosquares with words which "light up" depending on the temperature with 4 different ranges and 1.25 degree Fahrenheit resolution. They read calm (90-95) normal (85-90) tense (80-85,) stressed (75-80).
30-mil plastic white card with metallic foil/ink in either blue, red, green, silver or gold.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Under pressure: What big games do to players and how they cope - Ball Don't Lie (5719 views) SHARE
Bruno Demichelis, has made headway into the use of psychophysiology, biofeedback & neurofeedback in professional sports. Through his company MindRoom Sports Science Inc., Demichelis has had major success in Europe, working first with Italian soccer powerhouse A.C. Milan before bringing his methods to the English Premier League as the director of sport science for Chelsea F.C.
Thus far, no North American sports franchise has
Under pressure: What big games do to players and how they cope - Ball Don't Lie (5719 views) SHARE
Bruno Demichelis, has made headway into the use of psychophysiology, biofeedback & neurofeedback in professional sports. Through his company MindRoom Sports Science Inc., Demichelis has had major success in Europe, working first with Italian soccer powerhouse A.C. Milan before bringing his methods to the English Premier League as the director of sport science for Chelsea F.C.
Thus far, no North American sports franchise has
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
17 Years Later, Stage 4 Survivor Is Savoring a Life Well Lived (4944 views) SHARE
Doctors told Katherine Russell Rich 17 years ago that because of her Stage 4 breast cancer, she had a year or two left to live. Today, she’s still proving them wrong. Ends up, 2-3% of stage four cancer patients live for years longer than predicted. Often Hormonal, estrogen related therapy is involved.
17 Years Later, Stage 4 Survivor Is Savoring a Life Well Lived (4944 views) SHARE
Doctors told Katherine Russell Rich 17 years ago that because of her Stage 4 breast cancer, she had a year or two left to live. Today, she’s still proving them wrong. Ends up, 2-3% of stage four cancer patients live for years longer than predicted. Often Hormonal, estrogen related therapy is involved.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
$229 Biofeedback Computer Biofeedback System CAB2 (7132 views) SHARE
A complete biofeedback EMG and Thermal computer system including the computer. All you need to add is the monitor. These are sturdy, reliable, used workhorses with color graphics, smart thresholding, audio feedback, session stats and more
$229 Biofeedback Computer Biofeedback System CAB2 (7132 views) SHARE
A complete biofeedback EMG and Thermal computer system including the computer. All you need to add is the monitor. These are sturdy, reliable, used workhorses with color graphics, smart thresholding, audio feedback, session stats and more
Monday, April 5, 2010
Moral judgments can be altered: Neuroscientists influence people's moral judgments by disrupting specific brain region (2481 views) SHARE
Previous studies have shown that a brain region known as the right temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) is highly active when we think about other people's intentions, thoughts and beliefs. In the new study, the researchers disrupted activity in the right TPJ by inducing a current in the brain using a magnetic field applied to the scalp. They found that the subjects' ability to make moral judgments that require an understanding
Moral judgments can be altered: Neuroscientists influence people's moral judgments by disrupting specific brain region (2481 views) SHARE
Previous studies have shown that a brain region known as the right temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) is highly active when we think about other people's intentions, thoughts and beliefs. In the new study, the researchers disrupted activity in the right TPJ by inducing a current in the brain using a magnetic field applied to the scalp. They found that the subjects' ability to make moral judgments that require an understanding
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Bioethical Devils and Neuroscientific Details; Video (2314 views) SHARE
In the late 1990s, treatments like Prozac and research on the human genome project appeared to usher in a new human reality with associated bioethical dilemmas. Are bioethicists as likely to be co-opted into the marketing of the new neuroscience and its treatments as they were into the marketing of the SSRIs?
Contrasting current neuroimaging with quantitative electroencephalography, recent deep brain stimulation treatments...
Bioethical Devils and Neuroscientific Details; Video (2314 views) SHARE
In the late 1990s, treatments like Prozac and research on the human genome project appeared to usher in a new human reality with associated bioethical dilemmas. Are bioethicists as likely to be co-opted into the marketing of the new neuroscience and its treatments as they were into the marketing of the SSRIs?
Contrasting current neuroimaging with quantitative electroencephalography, recent deep brain stimulation treatments...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Music and lyrics: How the brain splits songs (2760 views) SHARE
Are music and lyrics processed by different parts of the brain?
Subjects listened to either same tune, with different lyrics or same lyrics, different tune. fMRI determined that:– the superior temporal sulcus (STS) – was responding to the songs. In the middle of the STS, the lyrics and tune were being processed as a single signal. But in the anterior STS, only the lyrics seemed to be processed.
Music and lyrics: How the brain splits songs (2760 views) SHARE
Are music and lyrics processed by different parts of the brain?
Subjects listened to either same tune, with different lyrics or same lyrics, different tune. fMRI determined that:– the superior temporal sulcus (STS) – was responding to the songs. In the middle of the STS, the lyrics and tune were being processed as a single signal. But in the anterior STS, only the lyrics seemed to be processed.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Researchers turn to neurofeedback to clear the fog of chemo brain | cleveland.com (3192 views) SHARE
Jean Alvarez is doing a study, at the Cleveland Clinic, on the effectiveness of neurofeedback with "chemo-brain." "I did very well with treatment," said Alvarez, a 10-year breast cancer survivor. "But I never felt like I got my brain back."
The symptoms she described -- gaps in memory, low-level depression, fatigue -- are typical of those who complain about having chemo brain.
"My mind was working much more slowly,"
Researchers turn to neurofeedback to clear the fog of chemo brain | cleveland.com (3192 views) SHARE
Jean Alvarez is doing a study, at the Cleveland Clinic, on the effectiveness of neurofeedback with "chemo-brain." "I did very well with treatment," said Alvarez, a 10-year breast cancer survivor. "But I never felt like I got my brain back."
The symptoms she described -- gaps in memory, low-level depression, fatigue -- are typical of those who complain about having chemo brain.
"My mind was working much more slowly,"
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
OpEdNews - Article: What do I ask or say to about two dozen Democratic US Senators? (2030 views) SHARE
Tomorrow, I'll be attending an invitation only progressive media summit meeting where I'll have face time with a few dozen US senators, many of whom I've met before and know me. Any suggestions for what I should say to them or ask them?
OpEdNews - Article: What do I ask or say to about two dozen Democratic US Senators? (2030 views) SHARE
Tomorrow, I'll be attending an invitation only progressive media summit meeting where I'll have face time with a few dozen US senators, many of whom I've met before and know me. Any suggestions for what I should say to them or ask them?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Depression's Upside (2203 views) SHARE
Is there an evolutionary purpose to feeling really sad?
Depression's Upside (2203 views) SHARE
Is there an evolutionary purpose to feeling really sad?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Brain music: Turn on, tune in, feel better (2391 views) SHARE
To make brain music, a doctor records the electrical activity in a person's brain with EEG equipment. An EEG, in essence, represents the brain's main musical score, and its rhythm and tempo deviate from this depending on a person's waking state, mood and other factors. A complex computer algorithm then translates the recorded EEG patterns into a music CD with two tracks: one for relaxation and one for stimulation
Brain music: Turn on, tune in, feel better (2391 views) SHARE
To make brain music, a doctor records the electrical activity in a person's brain with EEG equipment. An EEG, in essence, represents the brain's main musical score, and its rhythm and tempo deviate from this depending on a person's waking state, mood and other factors. A complex computer algorithm then translates the recorded EEG patterns into a music CD with two tracks: one for relaxation and one for stimulation
Friday, February 19, 2010
Ski Gold Medal Winner Bilodeau's sports psychologist shares some advice, Including Biofeedback (2273 views) SHARE
"...if the heart is beating too fast or an athlete is sweating from feeling anxious, they must use biofeedback or other things they've been taught to regulate or self-manage themselves."
"They also can't control the officiating, the delays or their opponent's performances. They have the choice to be either a thermometer or a thermostat. They must use self regulation to control their breathing and their thoughts."
Ski Gold Medal Winner Bilodeau's sports psychologist shares some advice, Including Biofeedback (2273 views) SHARE
"...if the heart is beating too fast or an athlete is sweating from feeling anxious, they must use biofeedback or other things they've been taught to regulate or self-manage themselves."
"They also can't control the officiating, the delays or their opponent's performances. They have the choice to be either a thermometer or a thermostat. They must use self regulation to control their breathing and their thoughts."
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Encountering and Embracing Beauty (1954 views) SHARE
A man played a violin in the subway for an hour. Seven people stopped to listen. 27 gave him money. Days before he played to a sold out crowd at a Boston Theatre, with tickets averaging $100. What does this teach us? (image from flickr of moscow metro, not US.)
Encountering and Embracing Beauty (1954 views) SHARE
A man played a violin in the subway for an hour. Seven people stopped to listen. 27 gave him money. Days before he played to a sold out crowd at a Boston Theatre, with tickets averaging $100. What does this teach us? (image from flickr of moscow metro, not US.)
Monday, February 15, 2010
Olympic Gold Winner Says Neurofeedback Helped (3999 views) SHARE
Alexandre Bilodeau won the Men's Mogul event in Vancouver with the help of neurofeedback.
Biofeedback, simplified, is learning yourself," Bilodeau says. "How you can put yourself into a state where you can perform the max."
"The hardest thing for an athlete in any sport is to stay in the right now," he explained.
Bioneurofeedback taught Bilodeau how to relax between runs. His trainer was psychiatrist Dr. Penny Werthner
Olympic Gold Winner Says Neurofeedback Helped (3999 views) SHARE
Alexandre Bilodeau won the Men's Mogul event in Vancouver with the help of neurofeedback.
Biofeedback, simplified, is learning yourself," Bilodeau says. "How you can put yourself into a state where you can perform the max."
"The hardest thing for an athlete in any sport is to stay in the right now," he explained.
Bioneurofeedback taught Bilodeau how to relax between runs. His trainer was psychiatrist Dr. Penny Werthner
