BCIA Exam Neurofeedback: Demos study guide Day 1 with Complete Solutions

BCIA Exam Neurofeedback: Demos study guide Day 1 with Complete Solutions 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