BCIA EXAM NEUROFEEDBACK DEMOS STUDY GUIDE DAY 1 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What similarities do all forms of biofeedback have? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1). promotes stronger
sense of self
2). Always rewards, never punishes
3). Intertwined with behaviorism: classical and operant
Neal Miller's research in 1959-60 proved what? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅That subjects could alter ANS
functions like HRV, blood pressure, and hand temp through operant conditioning
What research did Richard Caton do in 1875 - biofeedback's first key event? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Put
electrodes in the brains of animals and showed that changes in the brain's electrical activity follow
mental activity
What research did Hans Berger do in the 1920s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measured the EEG on the
human scalp, and was the first to record raw EEG on paper
What is the "Berger Rhythm"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Alpha- 10 hz - first described by him
What did Adrian and Matthews do in the 1930s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Replicated Berger's EEG
measurements and studied brain wave entrainment and pioneered the use of the differential amplifier
What did Jasper propose in 1958 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The International 10-20 system of electrode
placement
What was Joseph Kamiya's accomplishment at U Chicago in 1963? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Trained a
volunteer to recognize alpha bursts. Trainee was reinforced for producing alpha and achieved voluntary
control
Barry Sterman in 1967 published what research? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cats were trained to increase
SMR
, Niels Birmbaumer has done what since the 1980s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Published multiple papers
on the effects of EEG, slow cortical potentials, and event related potentials related to human behavior
and cognition
Eugene Peniston and Paul Kulkosky created which protocol in 1989? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Alpha
theta crossover for PTSD
Joel Lubar in 1995 @ U Tennessee concluded what about ADHD volunteers? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Excessive theta and lack of beta are primary neurological landmarks of ADHD
How might neurofeedback practitioners differ from each other? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Some focus on
normalizing EEG patterns, typically single channel sites guided by QEEGs.
Some are more dynamic making global changes in EEG using multiple channels, emphasizing flexibility
and personal growth and peak performance
Many have an eclectic style using a variety of interventions
How might the assessment process differ for different practitioners? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Initial
evaluations can take between 1.5 and 4.5 hours.
Longer assessments include QEEG, computerized testing, behavior checklists, psychiatric interviews, and
medical and psychosocial histories
Some won't work without QEEG
Others assess EEG by alternative means and limit QEEG to TBI patients
Some limit QEEG and work according to symptoms, subjective report, and client's reaction to protocol
What is the central nervous system (CNS)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brain and spinal cord
What are the primary cells or units in the nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Neurons
What part of the neuron receives messages from other neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dendrites
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What similarities do all forms of biofeedback have? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1). promotes stronger
sense of self
2). Always rewards, never punishes
3). Intertwined with behaviorism: classical and operant
Neal Miller's research in 1959-60 proved what? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅That subjects could alter ANS
functions like HRV, blood pressure, and hand temp through operant conditioning
What research did Richard Caton do in 1875 - biofeedback's first key event? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Put
electrodes in the brains of animals and showed that changes in the brain's electrical activity follow
mental activity
What research did Hans Berger do in the 1920s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measured the EEG on the
human scalp, and was the first to record raw EEG on paper
What is the "Berger Rhythm"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Alpha- 10 hz - first described by him
What did Adrian and Matthews do in the 1930s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Replicated Berger's EEG
measurements and studied brain wave entrainment and pioneered the use of the differential amplifier
What did Jasper propose in 1958 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The International 10-20 system of electrode
placement
What was Joseph Kamiya's accomplishment at U Chicago in 1963? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Trained a
volunteer to recognize alpha bursts. Trainee was reinforced for producing alpha and achieved voluntary
control
Barry Sterman in 1967 published what research? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cats were trained to increase
SMR
, Niels Birmbaumer has done what since the 1980s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Published multiple papers
on the effects of EEG, slow cortical potentials, and event related potentials related to human behavior
and cognition
Eugene Peniston and Paul Kulkosky created which protocol in 1989? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Alpha
theta crossover for PTSD
Joel Lubar in 1995 @ U Tennessee concluded what about ADHD volunteers? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Excessive theta and lack of beta are primary neurological landmarks of ADHD
How might neurofeedback practitioners differ from each other? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Some focus on
normalizing EEG patterns, typically single channel sites guided by QEEGs.
Some are more dynamic making global changes in EEG using multiple channels, emphasizing flexibility
and personal growth and peak performance
Many have an eclectic style using a variety of interventions
How might the assessment process differ for different practitioners? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Initial
evaluations can take between 1.5 and 4.5 hours.
Longer assessments include QEEG, computerized testing, behavior checklists, psychiatric interviews, and
medical and psychosocial histories
Some won't work without QEEG
Others assess EEG by alternative means and limit QEEG to TBI patients
Some limit QEEG and work according to symptoms, subjective report, and client's reaction to protocol
What is the central nervous system (CNS)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brain and spinal cord
What are the primary cells or units in the nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Neurons
What part of the neuron receives messages from other neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Dendrites
