EEG Operant Conditioning as a treatment for ASD and related disorders

[Guest guest]

Elija Presents this workshop in an effort to give our community the

ability to make an informed decision before seeking this type of

intervention, which has recently become widely utilized, and for some

with positive results.

Date: July 9, 2008

Title: EEG Operant Conditioning as a treatment for Autistic disorders.

Presenter: Coben, PhD

Location: Marriott Residence Inn, 9 Gerhard Road

Plainview, New York 11803

Time: 9am to 3pm

Cost: $50

(We encourage you to look into our scholarship opportunities

at http://elija.org/scholarships.html )

Abstract: Autistic disorders have multi-system impact with significant

adverse effects on the development of the central nervous system. The

neurobiological study of autistic disorders has shown problems related

to neural connectivity. This has been demonstrated at multiple levels

of analyses including neuropathological, fMRI, MRI-DTI and EEG

studies. As such, therapeutic interventions of significance should

lead to improvements in neural connectivity.

EEG operant conditioning is a form of biofeedback in which behavioral

modification of brain activity occurs. Data has shown success with

this as a treatment for ADHD and Seizure Disorders. There is recent

evidence of its' efficacy for ADHD with evidence of enhancement of

brain activity as demonstrated by fMRI.

During this presentation, data will presented to demonstrate the

beginning efficacy of this approach in the treatment of autistic

disorders. Intervention is guided by EEG connectivity data. Presented

will be information of how EEG data may be used in a non-intrusive

fashion to measure neural connectivity and guide treatment protocols.

We have shown that specific connectivity guided EEG training

approaches: (1) are effective in reducing autistic symptoms; (2) lead

to therapeutic changes on measures of EEG connectivity and power; (3)

these changes are localizable and predictable; and (4) improvements in

symptoms and EEG activity are long lasting.

Presenter Bio: Dr. Coben received his Ph.D. in 1991 and

has been a licensed psychologist in the state of New York since 1994.

He is the Director and Chief Neuropsychologist of a private clinic in

NY, which is also an affiliated research site with NYU's Brain

Research Lab. His post-doctoral training in clinical and

rehabilitation neuropsychology was done at the UCLA Medical Center and

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California. Dr. Coben is

board-certified in EEG biofeedback (BCIA Associate Fellow) and a

Diplomat of the QEEG Certification Board. He is a member in good

standing of the American Psychological Association, International

Neuropsychological Society, International Society for Neurofeedback

and Research, and the American Association of Psychophysiology and

Biofeedback.

He was recently bestowed the honor of Fellowship status from the

International Society for Neurofeedback and Research, for which he is

also on the Board of Directors, Committee Chair and Consulting Editor

for the Journal of Neurotherapy. Dr. Coben recently received grant

funding from both the International Society for Neurofeedback and

Research and the American Association of Psychophysiology and

Biofeedback to perform research into the efficacy of EEG operant

conditioning for autistic disorders.

Learning Objectives will include:

The learner will understand autism as a disorder of neuroinflammation

adversely impacting neural connectivity.

The learner will appreciate how EEG data can be used to measure brain

functioning and neural connectivity.

The learner will gain knowledge regarding the application of EEG

biofeedback/operant training in the treatment of autistic disorders.

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