Our 2023 Conference Speakers
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Alan Macy is currently the R&D Director and a cofounder of Biopac Systems, a biomedical company. Macy is also the founder of the Santa Barbara Center of Art, Science and Technology, a live/work arts residency and laboratory. Macy designs data collection and analysis systems, used by life science researchers, that help identify the meaning of signals produced by life processes.
Presenting: “Beauty and the Origins of Electrophysiology, Telecommunications and the Global Theater”
Dr. Makoto Miyakoshi is an EEG researcher (PhD in Psychology) and an assistant professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He has been single-handedly working on the translation of 'Electric Fields of the Brain' by Nunez and Srinivasan (2006) into Japanese with the help of original authors. The project started in 2019 and will be finished this year.
Presenting: “Cross-frequency coupling in EEG data”
Jay Gunkelman is recognized as one of the top leaders in the field of EEG and QEEG, and has processed over 500,000 EEGs since 1972.
Presenting: “Paroxysmal and epileptiform activity: expect the unexpected”
Selen Atasoy earned her Ph.D. in medical imaging from both the Technical University of Munich and Imperial College London. Afterward, she held a postdoctoral research position at the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, where she began delving into experimental and computational neuroscience to investigate the neural correlates of consciousness.
Presenting: “Connectome Harmonics”
Yuri Kropotov is a prominent researcher in the field of EEG (electroencephalography). He specializes in using EEG to examine brain function and diagnose neurological conditions, such as ADHD and depression. Kropotov has developed several innovative EEG techniques, including functional intracortical recording and EEG biofeedback therapy.
Presenting: “Application of ERPs for Diagnosis and Prognosis”
Ronald J. Swatzyna, PhD received his MSSW and PhD in Social Work from The University of Texas Arlington. Currently, he is the Director/Chief Scientist of Houston Neuroscience Brain Center and Founder of Clinical NeuroAnalytics. Dr. Swatzyna is a licensed clinical social worker, and board certified in neurofeedback and biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA).
Presenting: “Neurotransmitters of Love: Medication Thwarts what NFB & BFB Supports”
Arnaud Delorme, PhD, is a CNRS principal investigator in Toulouse, France, a member faculty at the University of California, San Diego, and a Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. In 2000, Dr. Delorme completed his PhD thesis on visual categorization in humans, monkeys, and machines. Dr. Delorme then moved to the Salk Institute for a postdoc in Terry Sejnowski and Francis Crick’s laboratory where he focused on statistical analysis of electroencephalographic (EEG) signals recorded during various cognitive tasks.
Presenting: “From raw data to robust connectivity analysis”
Siegfried Othmer is a German-American physicist and psychologist. He is best known for his work on neurofeedback, which is a type of biofeedback that uses real-time displays of brain activity to teach self-regulation of brain function.
Presenting: “Endogenous neuromodulation at Infra-Low Frequency”
Dr. Dogris developed many innovations over that past 10 years including synchronized tDCS, tACS, tRNS and advanced pink noise stimulation in the new NeuroField64 software platform.
Presenting: “The Heart and the Head: Polyvagal theory applied in neurostimulation”
Jonathan Schooler Ph.D. is a Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California Santa Barbara, and director of UCSB’s Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential.
Presenting: “Nested Observer Windows: a framework for hierarchical information integration and potentially hierarchical consciousness”
Mary L. Tracy is a licensed psychologist and board-certified neurofeedback practitioner with a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. She has experience in treating adults, children, and families dealing with a wide range of mental health issues. She specializes in neurofeedback therapy and uses quantitative EEG (QEEG) assessments to develop individualized treatment plans for her clients. She is also a sought-after speaker and teacher.
Presenting: “Detection of Isolated Epileptiform Discharges in the EEG: The Most Undervalued Service that qEEG Professionals Provide”
Dr. Jay Gattis is a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified in neurofeedback and HRV biofeedback. He is also a certified Quantitative EEG (QEEG) Diplomate and serves on the board of the IQCB. Dr. Gattis has over 20 years of experience in the field of psychology and neurofeedback. He is trained in a variety of neurofeedback and QEEG techniques and has worked with clients of all ages and conditions. Dr. Gattis is committed to providing integrative/wholistic brain-inclusive treatment for his patients.
Presenting: “QEEG and SPECT: From competition to compersion”
Laura Childers is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. She is working to develop a Brain Based Assessment and Treatment Department at Daring Ventures. A large part of Laura’s practice is working with trauma and addiction. She works with kids, adolescents, college students, adults and the elderly clients. She also works with families. Laura uses the QEEG as the baseline for any treatment selection. She uses neurofeedback, neuromodulation, psychotherapy, as well as professional collaboration and team work to assess and treat clients.
Presenting: “Connection”
Tiff Thompson Ph.D., QEEGD, BCN, LMFT is a clinical neuroscientist, licensed therapist, educator, and technologist. She is the founder and owner of the Santa Barbara clinic, NeuroField Neurotherapy, where she offers quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG)-based functional brain consulting to clinicians.
Presenting: “The Many Faces of Alpha”
With a focus on neurobehavioral challenges such as Autism, OCD, and ADHD, John LeMay is a certified Marriage and Family Therapist. He boasts expertise in both Family Therapy and Applied Psychophysiology and has a board certification in biofeedback therapy.
Presenting: TBA
David, a distinguished chiro path with an international reputation, has established his new practice at NeuroField Neurotherapy in Santa Barbara. Boasting a remarkable 30 years of experience, David's Cranio-Pelvic Bodywork methodology is a rare, tailored approach to physiological well-being.
Presenting: “Measurable Neurological Affect in Response to Vectored Inertial Pelvic Mobilization (VIPM)”
James began working in the field of computer security while attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in 1994, working part time and summers at a research aide at the MITRE Corporation. After leaving an Electrical Engineering program at Virginia Tech early in the spring of 1998, he began work full time and since then has spent nearly 30 years working in the fields of computer, network and application security.
Presenting: “The Application of Ontological Mathematics to Neurotherapy”
Dirk De Ridder is a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and neurological disorders, including epilepsy and movement disorders. He is also an expert in the use of neuromodulation technology, such as deep brain stimulation, to treat these and other conditions.
Presenting: “Thalami cortical dysrhythmias“