The Asia Pacific Journal of Neurotherapy is a free online non-profit journal that is sponsored jointly by ANSA (Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia) and APNA (Asia Pacific Neuro-biofeedback Association). The journal is linked to the APNA and ANSA websites. There are two issues per year (May and November). The Editorial Board is made up of clinicians and researchers with an interest in Neurotherapy. Following submission of articles there is a standard peer-review process. Submissions with respect to this journal have been made to top indexing agencies.

This journal has a focus on research and clinical practice in the field of neurotherapy. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, topics relating to biofeedback, neurofeedback, assessment using Quantitative Electroencephalogram (QEEG). The journal also has an interest to publish papers with a focus on other forms of neuromodulation such as Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), photobiomodulation and Transcranial Electro Current Stimulation (tECS).

The journal will accept research articles and clinical case studies and review articles. We invite people to access the journal online and also to submit papers for publication.(More details regarding categories of articles and templates for publication are provided on the journal website). CLICK HERE to the journal.

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Nick is a retired ophthalmologist and veteran with an extensive Naval career.  We thank you for your service, Nick!

Nick will be serving as Interim Treasurer until elections come up in the next few months where a permanent Treasurer for the next 2-year term will be elected by membership.

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Theresa is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and licensed mental health provider who has been practicing neurofeedback for over six years.  While she has been a member of ISNR for a few years, her passion for neurofeedback and continuing education in the field is what brought her to want to serve on the ISNR Board of Directors.  Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Rockhurst University and a Master of Science in Family Therapy from Friends University.  She is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Kansas and a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist in Missouri.

Please join us in welcoming Theresa to the ISNR Board of Directors.

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My name is Ainat Rogel and I am proud to be the new Secretary of the ISNR Board of Directors.  One thing to know about me, is that I welcome collaboration and diversity between people, treatments, ideas, and even hats.  I grateful to be able to combine more than one; as a researcher and a clinician, as a scientist and social worker, coming from a different culture, language, country and living in USA.

Along with Dr. Diana Martinez, we founded Boston NeuroDynamics (BND) just over a year ago.  Although BND has a strong emphasis on neurofeedback (NFB). we believe in a holistic, empowering and  proactive approach to treating clients. We do it by combining NFB with assessments (qEEG and ERP), biofeedback, therapy, body work and other interventions.

We are a diverse center where we work and collaborate with clients, clinicians and  researchers from all over the world.  We supervise and run trainings for clinicians in NFB and somehow find time to collaborate with researchers in the academia. We specialize in developmental trauma and trauma.

I have always been interested in how the brain functions, having received my BS, MA, and PhD in Computer Science, Math and Neurobiology from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. I came to M.I.T. to continue brain research as a postdoc. When my youngest child was born, I left academia to become a full-time mother for 10 years, during which I was actively involved in math, science and technology (before STEM was a thing) at our local public schools.

As my children grew up, I returned to brain-related research at Harvard-affiliated hospitals. My introduction to NFB was accidental and the result of searching for alternatives to the conventional medicine for a family member. As a brain researcher I was intrigued that NFB training works by actually changing the brain. Then during a two year stay in Israel I was able to study NFB in depth and see it in action first-hand through a collaboration with university and the Mental Health Institute researchers.

Treating people with Neurofeedback requires much more than my computer and technical systems skills, so upon returning to Boston, I went back to school and received my MSW and became a license clinician social worker. With these new skills I joined the research team at the Trauma Center at JRI, where I was introduced to developmental trauma and its impact on the individual, family and society. My research focus was the impact of NFB on both adults and children with developmental trauma.

I continue to live near Boston MA, and now after my three children are grown, I live with my husband and two rescue dogs. In my free time, I enjoy outdoor activities (weather permitted).  I especially like to bike, as a daily commute and for trips, and also hike, backpack and canoe camping. For indoor activities I like to do origami, read, and sometimes, at the end of a long and intense work day, to watch chick flick movies and comedy shows.

As a clinician, on a daily basis, I see the strength of NFB in our client’s life, and want NFB to get the widespread recognition it deserves. NFB is a strong and effective tool, but like all tools we need to know how to use it. For this, more research and standardization are necessary and this requires collaboration. My message for you is to get involved and help us in our mission. Every person contributes. It makes a difference to you and to us as the NFB community. Its never too late!

Ainat Rogel, PhD, MSW, BCN, LICSW

Cofounder and codirector of Boston NeuroDynamics

ainat@bostonneurodynamics.com

1318 Beacon St. Suite #1

Brookline, MA, 02446

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I began doing Neurofeedback in 1993. It has been an unexpected and amazing journey. I was considered an “early adopter” and as such, I began a practice when very few members of the public were even aware Neurofeedback existed and had no clue about what it could do. An important part of my education included how to explain Neurofeedback in ways that would create enough confidence in it’s efficacy that people were willing to try this as a better way to deal with their difficulties.

My original office was in Northbrook, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Then in 2003 I moved to Burbank, CA to continue my work with a new partner, Jack Johnstone of Q-Metrx.

My education continued and I was privileged to work with and learn from some of the luminaries of the field.

I was asked to take the position of Secretary on the ISNR Board of Directors in 2008 and then ran for the position and served until the annual conference in 2011. I was honored to be able to serve the organization and the field in that capacity. One of the projects that the Board completed during my time as Secretary was the IEEE project. This helped to establish standards for the equipment used in our work.

Then in 2016, I was asked to run for the position of President and I agreed. My past experience with the Board of Directors felt like I was helping accomplish important work for the field of Neurofeedback and I was excited to once again have this opportunity. I have now served about 2 1/2 years of my 3 year term as President. There have been some very serious challenges that have been a significant disservice to our field, but those have been overcome. We are now involved directly in the process of updating and creating more relevant CPT codes for work in the fields of Neurofeedback and Biofeedback. It will serve as the foundational work that needs to occur in order to get insurance companies to recognize and pay reasonable rates for these services.

Being a part of this emerging field carries some particular responsibilities. We can all do something to fulfill these responsibilities. Serve on the Board of Directors, participate on a committee, help educate the public, find a way to help the field. We still have a long way to go, but we are making very real progress. What we do is amazing, more people all over the world should be gaining access to this work. Find a way to help make that happen.

Sincerely,
Joy Lunt RN, BCN Senior Fellow
ISNR Past President

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To me, helping the field of neurofeedback grow and proliferate is a social justice issue. Neurotherapies are so powerful and transformative and healing. And simultaneously, they are so much more safe and sensible than what is usually offered in their place. People everywhere deserve to have access to neurofeedback and other alternatives to medication or more invasive procedures.

As a member of the board I have discovered that there’s not really any powerful entity or person leading our field. There’s just a collection of revolving chairs, and some friendly volunteers.  We’ve got a lot of work to do. I’ve tried to apply my common sense and good will to help create more unity among us in the hopes of strengthening us collectively. We all become more powerful when we stand together.

If you care about neurofeedback like I do, I encourage you to get involved with ISNR (or any other neurofeedback group) and make it your organization. That’s the only way anything ever happens!

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Robert E. Longo, MRC, LPC, NCC, BCN Associate Fellow, is a part-time neurofeedback clinician with Cotton Grove Family Physicians in Lexington, NC where he provides Neurofeedback services; and is a part-time contract clinician at Timber Ridge Treatment Center in Gold Hill, NC where he works with sexually abusive youth. He was previously a part-time neurofeedback clinician with Integrative Therapies in Greensboro, NC. Rob has worked with Dr. Richard Soutar, New Mind Maps and New Mind Technology, in Roswell, GA, since 2008, and together with Dr. Soutar co-hosts weekly webinars. Rob is currently on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Neurofeedback Research (ISNR); and was previously Vice President of the Southeastern Biofeedback and Clinical Neuroscience Association (formerly the North Carolina Biofeedback Society). He was previously Director of Clinical Training/Stress Reduction Clinic & Biofeedback Lab, and Clinical Director (2005-2008); Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services, a psychiatric hospital, in Winston-Salem, NC, and Corporate Director of Special Programming and Clinical Training for New Hope Treatment Centers, Charleston, South Carolina. He is co-author of Doing Neurofeedback.: An Introduction (2011); and has authored several chapters and articles on the topic.

“I joined ISNR in 2008 just after purchasing my equipment and deciding to pursue BCIA Certification in Neurofeedback. I attended my first ISNR Conference in 2010. Being a member of ISNR and attending conferences opened up an entire new world of learning about Neurofeedback, and I haven’t looked back since. In 2014 I was asked to run for the ISNR Board of Directors, agreed, was nominated and then elected by the ISNR Membership. I am now in my second term on the Board of Directors and considering running for a third. Why? These are exciting times in the world of Neurofeedback and I continue to learn. I am proud to be a member of ISNR as well as serving on the Board. Being on the ISNR D Board has provided me with the opportunities to both help advance our field, and to work closely with creative and dedicated professionals who are helping to shape the world of neuroscience.” ~Rob Longo

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