Welcome to Neurofeedback Tutor

BioSource Software designed Neurofeedback Tutor to prepare you for the BCIA Neurofeedback certification exam. Whether you work in a VA hospital, a private clinic, or a military performance-optimization program, this resource gives you the scientific foundation and clinical skills you need to deliver effective neurofeedback. BCIA has accredited Neurofeedback Tutor for 36 hours of didactic and continuing education credit.

This multimedia tutorial covers all the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance's Neurofeedback Certification rubrics. Core covers Definition, History, Learning, Assumptions, Ethics, Efficacy Criteria, and Key Studies. Neurobiology covers Neurophysiology, Neuroanatomy, and Psychopharmacology. Instrumentation covers Terms, Signal Acquisition, Signal Processing, Aseptic Techniques, and a Demonstration. Assessment covers Intake, EEG, Ongoing, and a Demonstration. Treatment covers Early Protocols, Steps, a Demonstration, Trends, Client Preparation, Relationship, Procedures, Alpha-Theta, Remote, and a second Demonstration.

The depth and breadth of coverage exceed the BCIA Blueprint so that you have a practical, evidence-based educational resource you can return to throughout your career. BioSource Software periodically updates content to reflect the latest scientific advances, ensuring that the material stays current as the field evolves.

Navigation and Timetable

Navigate through Neurofeedback Tutor's units by clicking on a topic from the menu at the top of this page. You decide your studying order and pace. We guarantee your access to this product for a minimum of 2 years. After that time, your access will continue as long as we can support it on our platform.

Mentor GPT

We encourage you to use our Mentor GPT as your personal coach. We have extensively trained Mentor GPT on this tutorial, the peer-reviewed scientific literature, and our deeply researched posts. Think of it as a study partner that can answer your questions, clarify complex topics, and help you connect concepts across units.

Resources

Audio Lectures

Each unit includes a full-length audio lecture covering its major topics. Click the podcast icon near the top of a unit page to listen.

Once the player appears, click the three dots at the right for Download or Playback speed options. Download lets you listen on your smartphone or tablet.

ClassMarker Exams

After each Glossary, you will find a link to the ClassMarker website and Quizlet. Enter the username and password from your welcome email, and you can take any of Neurofeedback Tutor's exams as many times as you want.

Quizlet

Click on the Quizlet logo to review our chapter flashcards.

How to Earn Your Certificate of Completion

When you pass each ClassMarker exam with a score of 70% or higher, email us and we will send your certificate of completion.

Contact

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Appreciation

The authors are indebted to Jay Gunkelman, our dear friend, mentor, and force of nature. We cannot imagine the neurofeedback field without his seminal contributions. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in EEG and quantitative EEG, Jay began his career in applied psychophysiology in 1972 and has since processed more than 500,000 EEG recordings, making him one of the most experienced EEG and qEEG specialists in the world. As a QEEG Diplomate Emeritus, he has served as president of the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR), as a board member and treasurer of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), and as past president of the Biofeedback Society of California, helping to shape the professional standards of the field.

Jay has authored numerous technical guides and articles linking EEG and qEEG patterns to clinical symptoms and medication effects. His honors include the ISNR M.B. Sterman Career Achievement (Lifetime Achievement) Award, and both ISNR and IQCB established the Jay Gunkelman Scholarly Research Awards in his name. Colleagues and institutions worldwide describe him as an icon and mentor whose teaching, workshops, and consultations have trained thousands of clinicians in careful EEG and qEEG interpretation.

Dedication

We dedicate Neurofeedback Tutor to Michael and Lynda Thompson for their friendship, scholarship, and world-class teaching and mentoring. Michael and Lynda have been central figures in bringing neurofeedback into mainstream applied neuroscience and clinical practice. Lynda, a clinical psychologist, became Executive Director of the ADD Centre and Biofeedback Institute of Toronto in the early 1990s, building the largest Canadian centre using EEG biofeedback for attention-deficit disorders and performance enhancement. Michael, a psychiatrist and medical educator, brought decades of academic and clinical experience before devoting himself full-time to the Centre's clinical work and professional training.

Their written work has shaped how an entire generation learns neurofeedback. Together they co-authored The Neurofeedback Book: An Introduction to Basic Concepts in Applied Psychophysiology, still regarded as a uniquely comprehensive overview of the field, and delivered more than 150 invited lectures and workshops in roughly 25 countries on five continents. Michael, who passed away in March 2021, is remembered for his clinical and academic contributions and his devotion to teaching, honored with a Lifetime Achievement Recognition and a Distinguished Scientist Award. Dedicating Neurofeedback Tutor to Michael and Lynda honors a joint legacy of rigorous science, careful clinical craft, and an enduring commitment to helping people gain more skillful control over their own brains and lives.

The BioSource Team

John Anderson, John ("Dusty") Davis, and Fred Shaffer authored Neurofeedback Tutor. Fred will be your course instructor. John Foley, our server and software engineer, wrote the code for our tutorials and registration application, and set up and maintains our servers. John is the reason we deliver industry-leading reliability. Zachary M. Meehan, our Clinical Psychologist, is our resident expert on the assessment and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and ASD, clinical research methods, and applied statistics.

About BioSource Software LLC

BioSource is owned by Fred Shaffer, PhD, BCB-P, BCB-HRV-P. BioSource has developed educational resources for biofeedback, heart rate variability biofeedback, pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback, and neurofeedback professionals since 1978. We are a trusted government vendor listed with Dun & Bradstreet and the System for Award Management (SAM).

We teach the science of biofeedback and neurofeedback independent of equipment brands, software solutions, normative databases, or personal perspectives.

Copyright

Reproduction of the copyrighted images in this product is strictly prohibited, as it violates the copyright of their publishers. Reproduction of all images and video segments featured in this product on a website is also expressly forbidden. BioSource Software will permit non-commercial educational use of its images if you credit BioSource Software's Neurofeedback Tutor as the source.