Society for Advancement of Brain Analysis*

4th Annual Conference
June 6-12, 2005
Sun Princess, Alaska

* Registered as an unincorporated organization in the state of California.

WELCOME

I would like to welcome you to the 4th Annual Conference of the Society for Advancement of Brain Analysis (SABA).

We have put together what we believe is a superb scientific program. We hope you will find it educational and stimulating to your practice. We are very pleased to have such a distinguished panel of speakers. It would not have been possible to put on this program without the assistance of John Cline, Richard Hansen, John Kelley, Tamara Lorenson, Robert Reynolds, and Jolene Ross.

I hope that you will take the opportunity to partake in the beauty of Alaska. Many attractions and side trips are available for you to schedule on your own for your enjoyment. I give major thanks to Sandy Salute for her extraordinary efforts in arrangements for this trip.

I welcome your feedback of this program, its content and organization, via the formal feedback form and personally. Your input is beneficial in the development of this organization and of future programs to better serve your educational and professional needs.

As you know, we have officially become a formal organization in the process of applying for status as a non-profit educational/research corporation. We will welcome volunteers to handle some of the tasks in implementing our goals, so please attend our short membership meeting scheduled later this trip.

Sincerely,

M. Barry Sterman

SABA President

 

SCHEDULED TO SPEAK

Niels Birbaumer, Ph.D.
Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Neurobiology
University of Tübingen, Germany

Edward "Ned" Hallowell, M.D.
The Hallowell Center
142 North Rd., West Newbury, MA

David Kaiser, Ph.D.
Dept of Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Denise Malkowicz, M.D.
School or Medicine, Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Jaime Romano-Micha, M.D.
Centro Neuro Psico Pedagogico SC
Mexico City, Mexico

William Sears, M.D.
34761 Doheny Place
Capistrano Beach, Ca

M. Barry Sterman, Ph.D.
Departments of Neurobiology and Psychiatry
University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Coralee Thompson, M.D.
Medical Director
Institute for the Advancement of Human Potential
Philadelphia, PA

Lynda Thompson, Ph.D. & Michael Thompson, M.D.
ADD Center
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

SABA members will also be discussing cases during panels, and other speakers may be scheduled


CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

 

Monday, June 6, 2005

12:00 - 3:30 p.m. Arrival on the Sun Princess

-- WELCOME ABOARD!

5:30 p.m. Sun Princess Sails

6:00 p.m. Safety Muster

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Welcome Reception

8:30 p.m. Dinner

Daytime meetings are held in the same room each day until 4:00 PM.


Tuesday, June 7, 2005 AT SEA

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Address (1.5 CE) - EEG Oscillations, Synaptic Reorganization, and Neurofeedback: A Model for the Mechanism of EEG Operant Conditioning -- M. Barry Sterman, Ph.D.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lecture 2 (1.5 CE) - Biofeedback and the Nature of Self-Regulation in Epilepsy and AD/HD: Some New Data --Niels Birbaumer, Ph.D.

12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Lecture 3 (1.5 CE) - Delivered from Distraction Edward Hallowell, M.D.

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Break - End of Plenary Sessions in Main Room

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Lecture 4 (1.0 CE) - Improving Attention in Adults and Children: Differing EEG Profiles and Implications for Training -- Michael Thompson, M.D. & Lynda Thompson, Ph.D.

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Break

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Discussion (1.5 CE): Assessment and Treatment of -- Attention and Learning Disorders -- Niels Birbaumer, Ph.D., Edward Hallowell, M.D., Jolene Ross, Ph.D., Barry Sterman, Ph.D., Michael Thompson, M.D., -- Lynda Thompson, Ph.D., Cornelia Weber, Ph.D.

8:30 p.m. Formal Dinner


Wednesday, June 8, 2005 KETCHIKAN

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Lecture 5 (1.5 CE) - Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness -- Edward Hallowell, M.D.

10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch & Break

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Lecture 6 (1.5 CE) - Invasive and Non-Invasive Brain- Computer-Interfaces (BCI) for Paralyzed Patients -- Neils Birbaumer, Ph.D. -- Barry Sterman, Ph.D. - Discussion

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Break - End of Plenary Sessions in Main Room

4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Lecture 7 (1.5 CE) - The Difference Between Coherence and Comodulation -- Dave Kaiser, Ph.D.

6:00 - 6:15 p.m. Break

6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Practicum 1: Neuronavigator/QEEG (Introductory) -- Tamara Lorensen, Ph.D. cand. & David Kaiser, Ph.D. --

7:15 - 7:30 p.m. Break

7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Practicum 2: SKIL analysis & interpretation (Introductory) -- Jolene Ross, Ph., & David Kaiser, Ph.D. --

8:30 p.m. Dinner


Thursday, June 9, 2005 JUNEAU

7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Break

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Lecture 8, (1.5 CE) - From Pills to Skills: -- A New Paradigm for Managing Chronic Disorders -- William Sears, M.D.

8:30 p.m. Dinner


Friday, June 10, 2005 SKAGWAY

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Lecture 9 (1.5 CE) - An Update on the Clinical EEG and Neuropathology: Part 1 -- Denise Malkowicz, M.D.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lecture 10 (1.5 CE) - An Update on the Clinical EEG and Neuropathology: Part 2 -- Denise Malkowicz, M.D.

12:30 - 6:15 p.m. Lunch & Break

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Practicum 3: Skil - (Advanced Interpretation -- Gail Durgin, Ph.D. & Merlyn Hurd, Ph.D.

7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Practicum 4: Navigator & C2+ Neurofeedback -- Barry Sterman, Ph.D. & Bob Grove, Ph.D.

8:30 p.m. Dinner


Saturday, June 11, 2005 AT SEA

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Lecture 11 (1.5 CE) - Self-Regulation of the BOLD Effect: -- The fMRI-Brain-Computer-Interface and Emotional -- Regulation Niels Birbaumer, Ph.D.

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lecture 12 (1.5 CE) - Feeding the Brain for Optimal -- Function -- William Sears, M.D. -- Discussion -- Coralee Thompson, M.D.

1:00 - 6:30 p.m. Lunch & Break

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. SABA Members Business Meeting

8:30 p.m. Formal Dinner


Sunday, June 12, 2005 AT SEA

9:00- 10:30 a.m. Lecture 13 (1.5 CE) - The Executive Brain: A Review of Frontal Lobe Functions -- Jaime Romano-Micha, M.D.

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Practicum 5: Treating the Whole Patient -- Barry Sterman, PhD.

12:15 - 4:30 p.m. Lunch & Break

4:30 - 6:30p.m. Discussion: Diversity in Neurofeedback - -- Group Participation with Case Reports -- Wolfgang Keeser, Ph.D. & Others

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. End of Conference Social

8:30 p.m. Dinner


Monday, June 13, 2005

8:00 a.m. Disembark the Sun Princess