By
Juri Kropotov, Director of Laboratory of Institute of the Human Brain of Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA, Professor II of Institute
of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, NORWAY
Description
While the brain is ruled to a large extent by chemical neurotransmitters, it is also a bioelectric organ. The collective study of Quantitative
ElectroEncephaloGraphs (QEEG-the conversion of brainwaves to digital form to allow for comparison between neurologically normative and
dysfunctional individuals), Event Related Potentials (ERPs - electrophysiological response to stimulus) and Neurotherapy (the process
of actually retraining brain processes to) offers a window into brain physiology and function via computer and statistical analyses of
traditional EEG patterns, suggesting innovative approaches to the improvement of attention, anxiety, mood and behavior.
The volume
provides detailed description of the various EEG rhythms and ERPs, the conventional analytic methods such as spectral analysis, and the
emerging method utilizing QEEG and ERPs. This research is then related back to practice and all existing approaches in the field of
Neurotherapy - conventional EEG-based neurofeedback, brain-computer interface, transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, and Transcranial
Magnetic Stimulation - are covered in full. Additionally, software for EEG analysis is provided on a companion web site so that the
theory can be practically utilized on the spot, and a database of the EEG algorithms described in the book can be combined with algorithms
uploaded by the user in order to compare dysfunctional and normative data.
While it does not offer the breadth provided by an edited
work, this volume does provide a level of depth and detail that a single author can deliver, as well as giving readers insight into the
personl theories of one of the preeminent leaders in the field.
Audience:
Primary:Neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists seeking new methods to assess brain fucntion and dysfunction and treatment
of disorders.
Secondary:Advanced neuroscience students studying brain function; neurologists
and psychiatrists seeking alternative diagnostic/treatment tools.
