Rhythm and Entrainment in Neuromodulation

Dr. James Evans is licensed in clinical and school psychology. Following graduation with a bachelor's degree in education, and a tour of duty in the U.S. Army, he taught in a public high school. Later he earned a master's degree in psychology. After working for six years at a state hospital and a county mental health center, he attended Peabody College of Vanderbilt University where he received a Ph.D. degree in psychology. He was on the faculty of the Psychology Department at the University of South Carolina for thirty years, and is retired from that position. He has completed postdoctoral work in neuropsychology at the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia. For over thirty years he also has maintained a successful private practice involving working with children and adults in hospital, school, prison, and private office settings. He has expertise in psychological, neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessment, as well as years of experience in psychotherapy and neurotherapy. He is the author of thirty-five journal articles and nine book chapters, and editor or co-editor of ten psychology-related books, including Rhythmic Stimulation Procedures for Neuromodulation (2017) and Neurofeedback: The First Fifty Years ( 2019). Presently he is self-employed as a psychologist at the Sterlingworth Center in Greenville, SC. Mary Blair Dellinger is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of South Carolina. She completed her Masters in Professional Counseling at Liberty University. A graduate of Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, Dellinger is BCIA Board Certified in neurofeedback. She has eight years experience conducting neurofeedback sessions with adults and children. She has specialized training in use of advanced procedures such as LORETA neurofeedback and NeuroGuide Software and BCIA certification in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback. She is both an ISNR member and a Magellan Scholar. Editor of recent publication Neurofeedback: The First Fifty Years. Dr. Barbara Minton is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Idaho and the Province of British Columbia, Canada. She is known for her innovative programs to address mental health needs of rural Alaskans, severely emotionally disturbed children and their families, and gifted and highly gifted people. She has worked in mental health agencies, been a university professor, and now is in private practice. Her practice is currently focused on neuroscience informed interventions including the use of music specifically composed to impact brain networks. She is BCIA Board Certified in Neurofeedback and a Diplomate in Quantitative Electroencephalogram.

• Section 1: Theoretical and Historical Considerations1. The Primordial Nature and Universality of Rhythm2. Rhythmic Stimulation Across Cultures During Ancient Times3. Roles of Rhythm in World Religions4. Currently Accepted Medical Applications of Light and Sound Frequencies5. The Ubiquity of Rhythmic Stimulation Procedures in Current Alternative & Integrative MedicinesSection 2: Promising Approaches To Improved Efficiency and Health6. Sonification of Bodily Rhythms: Toward Production of a Healthy Body Symphony7. Facilitating Aesthetic Appreciation via the Visual Rhythms of Curves, Angles, and Ratios8 Interpersonal Synchrony: Toward Empathy and World Peace9. Disentrainment/ Re-entrainment For Cleaning a Polluted Frequency Environment10.The Important Roles of Music and Music Therapy in Mental and Physical HealthSection 3: Miscellaneous Rhythm-related Considerations11. Frequency Healing Procedures From Royal Rife to Neurofield and Beyond12 Association of Rhythmic Stimulation To Hypnosis, and Altered States of Consciousness13. Reiki, the Theramin Instrument and Cymatics: Rhythmic Energy Transfer Across Space14. Self Control of Bodily Rhythms: Recent Developments in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback15. Systems of Music Therapy16. Photobiomodulation: Healing Applications of Light Frequencies17 Rhythmic Applications to Treatment of Autism: The Microrhythm Research of William Condon18. Rhythmic Applications to Treatment of Movement Disorders19. Interactive Metronome Successes With Special Needs Children20. Decades of Successful Use of Auditory-Visual Entrainment Devices