ISNR Research Awards for 2005

After reviewing eight proposals for funding for 2005 the International Society for Neuronal Regulation (ISNR) research committee has selected two proposals for funding. This is the second year that ISNR has been able to support essential research in the field of neurotherapy.

1-$20,000 is awarded to Mario Beauregard, PhD, Jean-Paul Soucy, MSc, MD, and Johanne Levesque, PhD for their proposed study entitled, "Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Dopamine Neurotransmission in AD/HD Children: A Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Study." The study will be done at Departement de Psychologie, University de Montreal, Canada. Dr. Beauregard's study will attempt to ascertain if the same changes occur in dopamine transmission in neurofeedback treatment that occur in medication (methylphenidate) treatment.

This study was withdrawn due to the inability of the investigators to obtain Canadian approval for the radioisotope ligand necessary for the study

2-$5,000 is awarded to Rex Cannon and Joel Lubar of the University of Tennessee for a study to determine the efficacy of LORETA neurofeedback training (LNFB) of 14-18 Hz activity in a three-voxel cluster of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC} .Of particular interest to neurofeedback clinicians is the possibility of using LNFB effectively in sub-cortical and limbic regions.

Study completed and published as

Cannon R, Lubar J, Gerke A, Thornton K, Hutchens TA, McCammon V.EEG Spectral-Power and Coherence: LORETA Neurofeedback Training in the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus. Journal of Neurotherapy 2005 10 (1) 5-31.

The ISNR Research Fund committee is composed of Joel Lubar, PhD, James Evans, PhD, Cory Hammond, PhD, Vince Monastra, PhD, Tim Tinius, PhD and David Trudeau, MD (chair). The ISNR Research Fund invites proposals for funded research in neurotherapy of up to $20,000 per year renewable for up to five years. Special consideration will be given to proposals that involve large n multi-center studies for randomized controlled trials of a neurotherapy technique for remediation of MTBI, ADHD, PSUD or other conditions for which neurotherapy has been applied. The proposal may include the means for establishing a neurotherapy practice research network in order to complete its objectives. Fundable elements of the proposal may include monetary incentives for practitioners and client participants and salary for the Principal Investigator, who will be project coordinator. Continued funding year to year will be contingent on project performance and the success of ISNR in continuing fundraising. If the successful applicant is not a member of ISNR, the applicant will agree to accept complementary membership for the duration of the grant. Reviews

All applications were reviewed by a Research Grant Committee appointed by the ISNR Board. The ISNR Board will review the recommendations of the ISNR Research Grant Committee. ISNRResearch Grant Committee members may not apply.