Symphony in the Brain(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　Imagine a procedure versatile enough to treat epilepsy,
autism, attention deficit disorder, head injuries, addictions, and
depression with no drugs or side effects, and to improve everything
from golf scores to opera singers’ voices. These are only some of
the claims made for neurofeedback, a controversial but effective
treatment that is revolutionizing the way an incredibly broad range
of medical and psychological conditions are treated. In A Symphony
in the Brain, Jim Robbins traces the fascinating, untold story of
the development of neurofeedback, from its discovery by a small
corps of research psychologists, to its growing application across
the country and around the world, to …

　　Can you fix your own neurological problems without resorting
to drugs? Science writer Jim Robbins suggests that some such
conditions–like epilepsy, autism and depression–could yield to a
recently developed technique called neurofeedback. His book A
Symphony in the Brain describes the process, its evolution from the
1970s fad of biofeedback, its practitioners, and some of its
success stories. Using computers to quickly provide information on
real-time EEG, practitioners train patients to control global or
local brain states–or so the theory goes. Unfortunately for its
proponents, there are still no rigorous research data showing
conclusive results; Robbins makes a good case that the lack of
research is due more to scientific turf battles and a
drug-dependent medical establishment than any fault of
neurofeedback. Some of the case studies he explores, of children
and adults brought out of comas or trained to reduce their
epileptic seizure frequency, suggest that we ought to look more
deeply and rigorously into the technique. Whether or not it works
can only be determined by controlled studies which may be
forthcoming; in the meantime Robbins provides contact lists and
additional research information for interested readers, as well as
the inspiration to pursue a potentially life-saving treatment.
–Rob Lightner –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.