You want to boost your success with your "difficult" clients? Learn
the Ins & Outs of Infra-slow Fluctuation (ISF) Training for
BrainMaster Discovery and Atlantis amplifiers. Come join seasoned
practitioner and trainer, Mark Llewellyn Smith, LCSW, BCIA-EEG, in
Bali Indonesia, as he shares the framework for using ISF and the
hands-on experience for finding and setting the Optimum Frequency
(OF). This will be the first workshop in the Asia Pacific Region to
utilize BrainMaster’s new Avatar software. Infra-slow Fluctuations,
first identified by Russian researchers in the 1950s (Aladjalova,
1964) and later corroborated by (Joe Kamiya 1973) and others, became a
signal of significant interest to researchers recently. Research
suggests that the infra-slow signal underlies the excitability
dynamics of cortical networks (Vanhataloo, 2004). Further, it appears
to be a direct electrophysiological correlate for slow fluctuations in
human psychophysical performance (Monto 2008). Most recently research
has suggested that very slow oscillations are associated with the
Default Mode Network of the human cerebral cortex and appear to be
related to ADHD symptom status (Helps, Broyd et al. 2009, Helps, Broyd
et al. 2010, Broyd, Helps et al. 2011, Tye, Rijsdijk et al. 2012).
Recent research is beginning to shed light on why this low energy is
so important. These lower frequencies may represent a matrix in the
brain subserving blood, neural, and glial activity. This year ISF
researchers in Finland (Palva and Palva 2012) have theorized just
that: “We conclude that ISFs in electrophysiological recordings,
BOLD signals, neuronal activity levels, and behavioral time series are
likely to reflect the same underlying phenomenon; a superstructure of
interacting and transiently oscillatory ISFs that regulate both the
integration within and decoupling between concurrently active neuronal
communities.” Addressing this “superstructure” with ISF training
is the likely reason we often see rapid, positive, behavioral change
in our clients as we strengthen the connection between neuronal
communities. This is confirmed by our QEEG data that shows clear
positive impact on coherence, phase, and amplitude. This workshop will
demonstrate the process of infra-slow fluctuation training in clinical
practice. The process pivots on the determination of an optimum
frequency (OF) that is trained for each individual client. In the
didactic portion of the workshop the OF determination process will be
demonstrated along with a discussion of the equipment and optimal
signal processing requirements necessary to accomplish effective
training. The Avatar software allows functionality previously
unavailable to the ISF clinician. From observing bipolar training in a
referential montage to adding Z scores either in a training or
monitoring capacity. The new software also allows for concurrent ISF
and sLORETA training and real time sLOREATA analysis with the Live
LORETA Projector. Avatar has allowed for simultaneous 19 channel
recording and ISF training. This innovation that has provided a window
on the mechanism of bipolar ISF training will be discussed. The value
of QEEG in predicting treatment responders, treatment planning, and
determining treatment outcomes will be established. Case studies with
pre/post-QEEG analysis will be presented. The practicum portion of the
course will span two full days for all practitioners to have several
opportunities for hands on training in the optimization process, in
evaluating outcomes, and in adjusting treatment accordingly. The
emphasis on the workshop practicum will provide students with the
necessary tools to integrate ISF training in clinical practice.
Workshop Schedule of Events Day One | Friday | 9:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Clinical and technical overview including live demonstrations of
Infra-Slow-Fluctuation training and initial hands-on component. Day
Two and Three | Saturday & Sunday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Hands on
training. Please bring your computers and amplifiers. If you don’t
own a DC coupled amplifier, please don’t let that stop you from
attending. We will team you up with someone who does. The use of QEEG
analysis for evaluating ISF candidates, treatment response, and
beginning placements. Presentation of Pre/Post QEEGs and
neuropsychological tests of ISF trained clients with a variety of
presentations including affective disorders, autism, PTSD, ADHD, and
insomnia.
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