Neurofeedback je otkriven potpuno slučajno, uslijed nevjerojatnog spleta okolnosti, kada je NASA angažirala dr. Barry Stermana s UCLA da otkrije uzrok epileptičkih napada koji su počeli pogađati astronaute. Dr. Sterman se u sklopu svog rada na sveučilištu bavio istraživanjem veze između operandnog kondicioniranja i EEG signala. Znanstveni članak koji je izašao nakon tog otkrića i koji se smatra početkom znanosti o neurofeedbacku može pogledati na ovom linku, a nevjerojatnu priču o Stremanovim mačkama možet pročitati na našem blogu.

Nakon tog otrića Stermanov kolega dr. Joe Lubar istražio je primjenu neurofeedbacka na ADHD. Zbog važnosti rezultata tih istraživanja Lubar se smatra, uz Stermana, ocem neurofeedback metode. S Lubarovim istraživanjem možete se upoznati kroz sljedeće radove

Lubar, J. F., & Shouse, M. N., 1976.
Shouse, M. N., & Lubar, J. F., 1979.

U nešto manje od 60 godina od otkrića metode napisane su tisuće znanstvenih radova, mnoge od kojih možete pogledati na jednoj od najvećih baza medicinskih istraživanja PubMed. Za vas smo izdvojili neke od najzanimljivijih:

ADHD and EEG-neurofeedback: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled feasibility study (2011)

A review of neurofeedback treatment for pediatric ADHD (2012)

Neurofeedback for the treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD: a randomized and controlled clinical trial using parental reports (2012)

Evidence-based information on the clinical use of neurofeedback for ADHD (2012)

Neurofeedback for ADHD: a review of current evidence (2014)

Neurofeedback in ADHD: a single-blind randomized controlled trial (2011)

EEG neurofeedback for ADHD: double-blind sham-controlled randomized pilot feasibility trial (2013)

Are treatment effects of neurofeedback training in children with ADHD related to the successful regulation of brain activity? A review on the learning of regulation of brain activity and a contribution to the discussion on specificity (2015)

Istraživanja o utjecaju neurofeedbacka kod poremećaja iz autističnog spektra pokazuju poboljšanja u koncentraciji, socijalnoj komunikaciji, smanjenju stereotipija i agresivnog ponašanja te poboljšanja u govoru (Thompson i Thompson, 1995., 2003.; Linden, 2004.; Jarusiewicz, 2002.; Kouijzer i sur., 2009.).

Neurofeedback for autistic spectrum disorder: a review of the literature. Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback (2010)

Neurofeedback treatment in autism. Preliminary findings in behavioral, cognitive, and neurophysiological functioning (2010)

Neurofeedback in autism spectrum disorders (2011)

An effective neurofeedback intervention to improve social interactions in children with autism spectrum disorder (2015)

Neurofeedback training produces normalization in behavioural and electrophysiological measures of high-functioning autism (2014)

Relative power of specific EEG bands and their ratios during neurofeedback training in children with autism spectrum disorder (2016)

Clinical efficacy and potential mechanisms of neurofeedback (2013)