Front Matter....Pages i-x
Biofeedback and Behavior: Introduction to the Proceedings....Pages 1-5
A Perspective on Biofeedback....Pages 7-19
Biofeedback from the Perspectives of Cybernetics and Systems Science....Pages 21-45
Methodological and Technological Issues in Biofeedback Research....Pages 47-57
Visceral Feedback and the Taste Signal....Pages 59-71
Learned Control of Brain Wave Activity....Pages 73-93
Biofeedback Method for Locating the Most Controlled Responses of EEG Alpha to Visual Stimulation....Pages 95-106
Alpha, Biofeedback and Arousal/Activation....Pages 107-120
On the Social Psychology of Experiential States Associated with EEG Alpha Biofeeedback Training....Pages 121-134
Operant Enhancement of EEG-Theta Activity....Pages 135-146
Theta Regulation and Radar Vigilance Performance....Pages 147-165
Effects of Sensorimotor EEG Feedback Training on Sleep and Clinical Manifestations of Epilepsy....Pages 167-200
Visceral Learning: Cardiovascular Conditioning in Primates....Pages 201-224
Mechanisms of Learned Voluntary Control of Blood Pressure in Patients with Generalised Bodily Paralysis....Pages 225-234
Visceral Perception....Pages 235-259
The Role of Exteroceptive Feedback in Learned Electrodermal and Cardiac Control: Some Attractions of and Problems with Discrimination Theory....Pages 261-280
Inter-Effector Influences in Operant Autonomic Control....Pages 281-291
Biofeedback and Physiological Patterning in Human Emotion and Consciousness....Pages 293-306
Biofeedback and the Regulation of Complex Psychological Processes....Pages 307-322
Research on the Specificity of Feedback Training: Implications for the Use of Biofeedback in the Treatment of Anxiety and Fear....Pages 323-330
Biofeedback, Verbal Instructions and the Motor Skills Analogy....Pages 331-341
Pavlovian and Operant-Biofeedback Procedures Combined Produce Large-Magnitude Conditional Heart-Rate Decelerations....Pages 343-354
Blood Pressure Control with Pulse Wave Velocity Feedback: Methods of Analysis and Training....Pages 355-367
Coronary Biofeedback: A Challenge to Bioengineering....Pages 369-383
Biofeedback Control of Stomach Acid Secretions and Gastrointestinal Reactions....Pages 385-393
Biofeedback as Treatment for Cardiovascular Disorders: A Critical Review....Pages 395-401
Biofeedback and Meditation in the Treatment of Borderline Hypertension....Pages 403-412
Biofeedback and Differential Conditioning of Response Patterns in the Skeletal Motor System....Pages 413-425
Biofeedback in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders....Pages 427-438
EMG Feedback Strategies in Rehabilitation of Neuromuscular Disorders....Pages 439-448
Why should Muscular Relaxation be Clinically Useful? Some Data and 2Β½ Models....Pages 449-472
Clinical Implications of Biofeedback....Pages 473-485
Contributions of Biofeedback Methods to the Understanding of Visceral and Central Nervous System Functions....Pages 487-497
Back Matter....Pages 499-531