Helping ADHD Children with Music Therapy & EEG Neurofeedback:
Brain-jamming for focus
OVERVIEW
Brain & Function
Brain & Music Function
Brain Function & Music
"Biofeedback uses instruments to return..."
"EMG"
"Sympathetic/ Parasympathetic Response"
"a learning process which helps..."
"Tension Headaches"
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Muscles
"Migraine Headaches"
"Systematic Desensitization"
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"Physical Demand"
"Éunderstanding, identifying, and treating problems of youth must draw on multiple disciplines and diverse views within a given discipline"
 (Alan E. Kazdin, Ph.D., 1988, p. 8).
The Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) describes ADHD as
Òa neurobehavioral disorder characterized by pervasive inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity and resulting in significant functional impairmentÓ
(CDC, 2005, p. 1).
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES
OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ADHD
ADHD is the most frequently diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States
and ADHD
Continues into Adulthood
ADHD Treatment
Response to Medication
Response to Medication
MTA Study of 1992
MTA Study of 1992
MTA Study of 1992
Ritalin Conspiracy?
Multi-million dollar industry!
Ritalin Sales
             in millions of dollars
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Research Questions:
Bio-Medical Paradigm Models
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3 Major Axes of Functioning
Cortical and Subcortical Activity
ADHD & Biofeedback
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EEG Training Screen
Star Wars Neurofeedback
Star Wars Neurofeedback
Role of the
Music Therapist
CMO Configuration
Toni Scores Pre and Post
Inclusion Criteria
Measures
Potential Impediments
Potential Outcome
EEG Map - Baseline
EEG Map - Vivaldi
EEG - Assessment
EEG/Music Assessment
SOUNDS
Videos
Videos
Videos
Videos
Brain Maps
Brain Maps QEEG
BASELINE
Brain Maps
Brain Maps
Brain Maps
Discriminant Analysis
Discriminant Analysis
Discriminant Analysis
TONI-3 Results  NF-MUS group
TONI-3 Results  NF-MUS group
TONI-3 Results  NF-MUS group
NEPSY Results  NF-MUS group
STROOP Results  NF-MUS group
STROOP Results  NF-MUS group
STROOP Results  NF-MUS group
CPT Results  NF-MUS group
CPT Results  NF-MUS group
Trend toward improvement
Between Group Differences
PRE-POST    T-TEST
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Future direction:
Brain-computer interfaces
Helping ADHD Children with Music Therapy & EEG Neurofeedback:
Brain-jamming for focus