A recent issue of Child Development contains a very interesting study on the long-term outcomes for children who are persistently hyperactive, persistently oppositional, or persistently aggressive (Nagin, D., & Tremblay, R.E. (1999). Trajectories of boys' physical aggression, opposition, and hyperactivity on the path to physically violent and nonviolent juvenile delinquency (1999). Child Development, 70, 1181-1196. This study highlights the importance of considering separately hyperactivity, oppositional behavior, and actual aggression - three different aspects of children's behavior that often are incorrectly lumped together as being reflective of ADHD.

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Neurofeedback allows for the development of self-control over one’s own brain activity. Electrical signals from the brain are received through Electroencephalographic (EEG) technology. A computer almost instantly analyzes specific brainwave data and lets the patient know, through changing screen displays and auditory sounds (games), when his/her brain is producing desirable patterns consistent with attention and alertness. Likewise, the computer lets the patient know when his/her brain is producing patterns consistent with excess low frequencies and heightened muscle tension. In letting a patient know instantly when they are more attentive, focused and less mentally open, neurofeedback makes learned self-control possible.

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Sometimes the issue in science is more fundamental than answering certain questions about which we are ignorant. The more basic issue may be framing the question. One remaining crucial enigma can be summed up, in the idiom of the day, as figuring out the brain’s operating system.

How does the brain accomplish its tasks from moment to moment?

How does it communicate internally?

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In Dr. Gary Schummer’s Torrance office, a young boy sits quietly in a small cubicle, playing a video game that looks a lot like the old Pac man game from the 1980’s. As Pac man eats his way around a maze, the boy racks up an increasing number of points on the screen. It’s not particularly interesting to watch until you notice that the boy isn’t using a mouse or joystick to control the game. In fact, he doesn’t seem to be doing anything but staring intently at the screen deep in thought.  “He’s using his brain to control the action,” Schummer explains.

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The concept that we can modulate immune response through neurofeedback is a logical extension of currently accepted procedures and protocols. The extensive body of literature in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) may lead one to wonder why this is not one of the primary areas of research utilizing biofeedback and neurofeedback. Certainly one reason must be the fact few researchers have knowledge in the disparate domains of PNI. Besides a background in biofeedback, one must have at least a rudimentary understanding of molecular biology, psychology, neuroscience, endocrinology and immunology to adequately address this field or have access to competent individuals with whom to collaborate.

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The law firm of Waters & Krauts takes this opportunity to announce the filing in Texas of a class action lawsuit entitled Hernandez, Plaintiff,

Individually and on Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated v. Ciba Geigy Corporation, U.S.A., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Peter Breggin is serving as a medical consultant in the case.

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