Handbook of QEEG & EEG Biofeedback eBook Updates

Below is all the updates that have been added to the eBook version of Handbook of QEEG and EEG Biofeedback. Also, when the 2nd Edition of the eBook came out, the hardcopy of the 2nd Edition followed and included all the updates that were added to the 1st Edition of the eBook version.

September 8, 2021, v3.0

After two years it is now time for a 3rd Edition of the eBook version of the Handbook that incorporates all of the updates since November 14, 2019 and adds new updates as listed below.  Because of the size no 3rd Edition of the Hardcopy is planned at this time.

  • Added the Cerebellum to Functional Networks Chapter 5.3.6
  • Added Covid-19 Affected Networks to Functional Networks Chapter 5.3.7
  • Added swLORETA vs sLORETA Source Localization Accuracy to Chapter 4.1
  • Added the NeuroNavigator to the EEG Tomography Section in the Tutorials to Chapter 9.10
  • Added How to Link Symptoms to the Brain to Chapter 6.1.4
  • Added Smartphone (iPhone & Android) Neurolink Technology to Chapter 6.1.4
  • Added swLORETA Biofeedback to the Tutorials Chapter 9.14

November 14, 2019, v2.0.6

  • Added Section (2.9) on Computational Neuroscience and Computational Neuroanatomy
  • Added Computational Advantages of the Logarithmic Mapping to Section 2.9
  • Added Logarithmic Spiral and Brain Mechanisms of Aesthetics to Section 2.9
  • Moved Aesthetics Introduction Sections as Sub-Chapters – 1.2 and 1.3

August 5, 2019, v2.0.5

  • Added Findings in Networks Linked to Depression and Mood as well the Action Network.

February 10, 2019, v2.0.4

  • Added New Advances in Electrical NeuroImaging with swLORETA and the NeuroNavigator.

June 6, 2018, v2.0.3

  • Added new findings by Boussen et al, 2018 on nonlinear dynamics of consciousness.

November 2, 2016, v2.0.2

  • Added Comparisons of Localization Accuracy vs swLORETA vs sLORETA
  • Added a review of the effects of Propofol anesthesia in the chapter on Consciousness

July 14, 2016, v2.0.1

  • Added a chapter on Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Added a sub-chapter in the Autism Network titled “Autism & Social/Linguistic Deficits”
  • Added network linkages to the neuropsychological disorder called “Alexithymia” – problems knowing one’s feelings and expressing feelings.
  • Increased the font size to make the hard copy more readable
  • Added a “Testimonial” section before the Table of Contents
  • Added references to fMRI statistical false positive analyses by Eklund et al, 2016

    May 18, 2016, v2.0

After four years it is now time for a 2nd Edition of the Handbook that incorporates all of the updates since March 2012 and adds updates since June 7, 2015 as listed here.

  • Removed the Tutorial Chapters from the hard copy of the Handbook and created a free Tutorial pdf for those that purchase the hard copy.  The tutorials remain inside of the handbook in the ebook version of the handbook.
  • Added discussions of Effective Connectivity in section 1.2.1 (Localization of EEG)
  • Added discussion of Effective Connectivity and Intelligence
  • Added discussion of Effective Connectivity and Autism
  • Added  a tutorial on Effective Connectivity as Chapter 7.9
  • Discussed Intelligence and Information Flow in the Phase Reset Chapter 3.3
  • Added a tutorial on the Automatic Clinical Report Writer (ACR) in Chapter 7.12
  • Discussed Homeostatic Neuroplasticity in Chapter 1.3.10 and in other parts of the book as an integrative process
  • Updated the reference Section
  • Added discussion of “dry headsets” in Chapter 1.4
  • Added section on Phase Shift and Upper Cortical Layer Feedforward
  • Added sections on upper layer gamma frequency and lower cortical layer theta frequencies
  • Added Chapter on Autism Networks concerning excessive pruning of long distance connections
  • Added Chapter on the Salience Network
  • Added Chapter on Mirror Neuron Network
  • Added discussions of cross-frequency coupling and phase alignment activation
  • Emphasized that Phase Reset is by definition “Cross-Frequency” process in all circumstances
  • Emphasized that Phase Lock Duration (PLD) is synonymous  to Phase Alignment Activation (PAA) or PAA = PLD
  • Added Chapter on EEG and Brain Development
  • Added chapter on EEG and Consciousness
  • Added a section on real-time fMRI Biofeedback to the EEG Biofeedback Chapter

June 7, 2015 v1.1.2

  • Updated certification procedures – unified concept and standardization
  • Added hypothesis creation and testing for clinical evaluation
  • Added network dysregulation examples and network complexity concept in the Neural Network Chapter 5
  • Added ‘go no-go’ to chapter on Action & Salience
  • Updated EEG Biofeedback section with more recent publications
  • Added concept of “chrononoarchitecture” of the brain by Gallo et al (2015) to chapters on phase reset and cross-frequency phase reset
  • Added figure 3.5-7 on slow and fast oscillations by Perry et al, 2015 and Gallo et al, 2015
  • Added Rich Club update to Neural networks chapter 5, this included the relationship of the slow oscillating rich club as a core surrounded by higher frequency feeder hubs connected to high speed peripheral hubs
  • Added structural and functional motifs (building blocks of networks) from Sporns and Kotter (2004) to chapter 1.2.5
  • Added structural and functional motifs to graph theory and topology definitions in chapter 5.  This included the definition of the three basic types of motifs: 1- resonant that favor zero phase lag, 2- frustrated motifs that promote metastability and 3- divergent motifs.
  • Added section on “Resting vs Active Tasks”- chapter 1.2.3
  • Revised “The Brain’s Energy” section – chapter 1.2.3
  • Addition of figure from Tovote et al, 2015 for the Anxiety Circuit.

December 30, 2014 v1.1.1

  • Updated discussion of ICA distortion of EEG phase and coherence in tutorial section 7.3.3
  • Added  network dysregulation examples and network complexity concept in the Neural Network Chapter 5
  • Update of depression network – added higher order nodes from Jacobs et al, 2014 in section 5.2.2
  • Added discussion and citations to single unit, multiple unit and EEG animal studies of Neurofeedback in Chapter 6
  • Addition of chapter on the “Action & Salience” networks in 5.2.1
  • Updated the Addiction Network – Chapter 5.2.2
  • Added discussion of “circuits” as networks in Chapter 5

July 30, 2014 v1.1.0

  • Added “White Matter Matters” – Chapter 1.2.7 (Memory, Plasticity & Recursion is Chapter 1.2.8)
  • Added “Duration of Consciousness” – Chapter 1.2.10
  • Added Figure 5.2.1-2 to the chapter on Addiction Networks by Naqvi and Bechara (2009) to emphasize the role of the Insular cortex in addiction
  • Added Figure 5.2.7-1 to the chapter on the Pain Network which is a diagram of the progression of chronic pain by Laura E. Simonsa, Igor Elmand and David Borsooka, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews (2014)
  • Updated Tutorial Artifact Rejection – Chapter 7.3.1
  • Updated Tutorial – Chapter 7.11.3
  • Added a sub-section to Tutorial – Chapter 7.12 for BrainSurfer and Brain-Computer-Interface
  • Added citations and comments about loop recursion in various sections because of the universality of recursion in memory, LTP, consciousness and time awareness.
  • Updated many chapters with more recent publications

December 30, 2013 v1.0.9

  • Added Hutchison figures for cross-frequency network dynamics
  • Added Figures from DTI – Chapters 1 & 5
  • Added Memory & Plasticity – Chapter 1.2.7
  • Added White Matter & Connections section to Chapter 5
  • Added Limbic Network as Chapter 5.3.6
  • Added Neurotopology Section to Chapter 5
  • Added Dysregulated Topological qEEG and Clinical Symptoms to Chapter 5
  • Added DTI Hodology Model to Chapter 5
  • Added Hodotopology model to link DTI and qEEG
  • Added Phase Reset and Anxiety section to Anxiety Network Chapter
  • Added Inverted ‘U’ shaped function of Arousal and Brain Complexity
  • Added Brain-Computer-Interface Chapter 6.5
  • Updated many chapters with more recent publications

July 25, 2013 v1.0.8

  • Expanded Phase Reset Chapter 3.0 and Added ERP Phase Shift Models
  • Added Section & Figure on Compensatory vs Weak Systems – Chapter 8.4
  • Added Graph Theory Figure and References – Chapter 5
  • Added fMRI Anxiety Network Figure to Chapter 5.2.2
  • Added fMRI and EEG Cross-validation Figures to Chapter 5.2.3
  • Added Cross-frequency Synchrony Figures and Updated References – Chapter 3.6
  • Updated with Additional References from 2013 Publications.

February 3, 2013 v1.0.7

  • Added Genetic Susceptibility and Environment Studies & Science related to Functional Brain Dysconnection and Mental Illness  (Clinical Interpretation 2.4).  A given brain hub/module is linked to a plurality of symptoms that over lap diagnostic categories.  The extremes of illness are at one end and of normal function and psychosis is at the other end as modeled by inverted ‘U’ shaped functions. See Figures 1.2.7-3 and 2.4-1.
  • Changed Title of Chapter 4: Tomographic EEG (tEEG) to Electrical Neuroimaging (tEEG).
  • Added Acknowledgement section.
  • Added BrainNet Images of Cortical Networks and Defined Path Length and Clustering Coefficients for Small-World Network Analysis.  Fig. 5-7.
  • Added Sub-Thalamus as a Temporal Hub and Pacemaker – Chapters 3 and 5.
  • Added Jiang et al (2013) on Layer I – 5 Possible Phase Shift Mechanism and Beltrano et al (2013) on the Genesis of The Up and Down State. 

September 16, 2012 v1.0.6

  • Added Volume Conduction section
  • Updated Artifact Rejection section and Reference section.

August 28, 2012 v1.0.5

  • Added Chapters on Networks for Addiction, Attention, Default, Pain, Depression and Schizophrenia

April 12, 2012 v1.0.4

  • Screen Capture Ability added. 
  • Added Wet vs Dry Electrodes & Metal Polarization Charts to Chapter 1.3.1

March 27, 2012 v1.0 to 1.0.3

  • First Release of e-Book