ADDreferences

References In Support of a Neurological Basis for Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHA)

Book

Lubar, J. F. (1969). Biological Foundations of Behavior, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Isaacson, R. L., Lubar, J. F., Schmaltz, L., and Douglas, R. (1971). A Primer of Physiological Psychology,
Harper & Row.
Lubar, J. F. (1971). Study Guide to Accompany a Primer of Physiological Psychology. Harper & Row.
Lubar, J. F. (1972). A First Reader in Physiological Psychology, Harper & Row.
Lubar, J. F. (1974). Biological Foundations of Behavior, Collegiate Publishing Company.
Lubar, J. F. (1975). Brain and Behavior, Collegiate Publishing Company.
Lubar, J. F., & Deering, W. M. (1981). Behavioral approaches to neurology. Academic Press.
Lubar, J. F. (1983). Physiological Basis of Behavior, Collegiate Publishing Company, San Diego, California.
Lubar, J. F. (Ed.) (2003). Quantitative Electroencephalographic Analysis (QEEG) Databases for
Neurotherapy: Description, Validation, and Application. New York: The Haworth Medical Press.

Journal Articles

Seifert, A. R., & Lubar, J. F.l (1975). Reduction of epileptic seizures through EEG biofeedback training.
Biological Psychology, 3, 157-184.
Lubar, J. F. (1975). Behavioral management of epilepsy through sensorimotor rhythm EEG biofeedback
conditioning. National Spokesman, 8, 6-7.
Lubar, J. F., & Bahler, W. W. (1976). Behavioral management of epileptic seizures following EEG biofeedback
training of the sensorimotor rhythm. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 1, 77-104.
Lubar, J. F., & Shouse, M. N. (1976). EEG and behavioral changes in a hyperkinetic child concurrent with
training of the sensorimotor rhythm (SMR): A preliminary report. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 3, 293- 306.
Lubar, J. F. (1977). Electroencephalographic biofeedback, methodology and the management of epilepsy.
Pavlovian Journal of Biological Science, 12, 147-189.
Shouse, M. N. & Lubar, J. F. (9178). Physiological bases of hyperkinesis treated with methylphenidate.
Pediatrics, 62, 343-351.
Shouse, M. N., & Lubar, J. F. (1979). Sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) operant conditioning and methylphenidate
in the treatment of hyperkinesis. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 4, 299-311.
Lubar, J. F., Shabsin, H. S., Natelson, S. E., Holder, G. S., Woodson, S. F., Pamplin, W. E., & Krulikowski, D. I.
(1981). EEG operant conditioning in intractable epileptics. Archives of Neurology, 38, 700-704.
Lubar, J. O., & Lubar, J. F. (1984). Electroencephalographic biofeedback of SMR and beta for treatment of
attention deficit disorders in a clinical setting. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 9, 1-23.
Lubar, J. F. (1985). Changing EEG activity through biofeedback applications for the diagnosis and treatment
of learning disabled children. Theory and Practice. Ohio State University, 24, 106-111.
Lubar, J. F., Bianchini, K. J., Calhoun, W. H., Lambert, E. W., Brody, Z. H., & Shabsin, H. S. (1985). Spectral
analyses of EEG differences between children with and without learning disabilities. Journal of Learning
Disabilities, 18, 403-408.
Lubar, J. F., Gross, D. M., Shively, M.S., & Mann, C.A. (1990). Differences between normal, learning disabled
and gifted children based upon an auditory evoked potential task. Journal of Psychophysiology, 4, 480-481.
Lubar, J. F. (1991). Discourse on the development of EEG diagnostics and biofeedback treatment for
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 16, 201-225.
Lubar, J. F., Mann, C. A., Gross, D. M., & Shively, M.S. (1992). Differences in semantic event related
potentials in learning disabled, normal, and gifted children. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 17, 41-57.
Mann, C. A., Lubar, J. F., Zimmerman, A. W., Miller, B. A., & Muenchen, R. A. (1992). Quantitative analysis of
EEG in boys with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A controlled study with clinical implications.
Pediatric Neurology, 8, 30-36.
Lubar, J. F., Swartwood, M. O., Swartwood, J. N., & O'Donnell, P. (1995). Evaluation of the effectiveness of
EEG neurofeedback training for ADHD in a clinical setting as measured by changes in T.O.V.A. scores,
behavioral ratings, and WISC-R performance. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 20, 83-99.
Lubar, J. F., Swartwood, M. O., Swartwood, J. N., & Timmermann, D. L. (1995). Quantitative EEG and auditory
event-related potentials in the evaluation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder: Effects of methylphenid
ate and implications for neurofeedback training. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment (Monograph
Series Advances in Psychoeducational Assessment) Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders,
143-204.
Rasey, H. W., Lubar, J. E., McIntyre, A., Zoffuto, A. C., & Abbot, P.L. (1996). EEG Biofeedback for the
enhancement of attentional processing in normal college students. Journal of Neurotherapy, 1, 15-31.
Lubar, J. F. (1997). Neurobiological Foundation for Neurofeedback Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADD/HD). Biofeedback, 25, 4-5, 18-19.
Lubar, J. F. (1997). Neocortical Dynamics: Implications for Understanding the Role of Neurofeedback and
Related Techniques for the Enhancement of Attention. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 22(2),
111-126.
Bentham, G. B., Rasey, H. W., Lubar, J. F., Frederick, J. A., & Zoufutto, C. A. (1997). EEG Power-Spectral and
Coherence Differences Between Attentional States During a Complex Auditory Task, Journal of Neurotherapy,
2(3), 1-9.
Swartwood, M. O., Swartwood, J. N., Lubar, J. F., Timmermann, D. L., Zimmerman, A. W., & Muenchen, R. A.
(1998). Methylphenidate effects on EEG, behavior, and performance in boys with ADHD. Pediatric Neurology,
18(3), 244-250.
Timmermann, D. L., Lubar, J. F., Rasey, H. W., & Frederick, J. A. (1999). Effects of 20- minute audio-visual
stimulation (AVS) at dominant alpha frequency and twice dominant alpha frequency on the cortical EEG.
International Journal of Psychophysiology, 32, 55-61.
Monastra, V. J., Lubar, J. F., Linden, M., VanDeusen, P., Green, G., Wing, W., Phillips, A., & Fenger, T. N.
(1999). Assessing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder via Quantitative Electroencephalography: An Initial
Validation Study. Neuropsychology, 13, (3), 424-433.
Hoffman, D. A., Lubar, J. F., Thatcher, R. W., Sterman, M. B., Rosenfeld, P. J., Striefel, S., Trudeau, D., &
Stockdale, S. (1999). Limitations of the American Academy of Neurology and American Clinical
Neurophysiology Society paper on QEEG. Journal of Neuropsychiatry Clinical Neuroscience, 11, 401-407.
Lubar, J. F., White, J. N., Swartwood, M. O., & Swartwood, J. N. (1999). Methylphenidate effects on global and
complex measures of EEG. Pediatric Neurology, 21(3), 633-637.
Frederick, J. A., Lubar, J. F., Rasey, H. W., Brim, S. A., & Blackburn, J. (1999). Effects of 18.5 Hz. auditory and
visual stimulation on EEG amplitude at the vertex. Journal of Neurotherapy, 3(3), 23-27.
White, J. N., Jr., Lubar, J. F., & Hutchens, T. A. (2000). Neuropsychological and QEEG assessment of adult
ADHD [Abstract]. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 15(8), 689-690.
Blum, K., Braverman, E. R., Holder, J. M., Lubar, J. F., Monastra, V. J., Miller, D., Lubar, J. O., Chen, T. J. H., &
Comings, D. E. (2000). Reward deficiency syndrome: A biogenetic model for the diagnosis and treatment of
impulsive, addictive and compulsive behaviors. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32 (Suppl.), 1-112.
Lubar, J. F. (2000). Proper development of protocols for neurotherapy. Journal of Neurotherapy, 4(2), 1-3.
Lubar, J. F. (2001). Rationale for choosing bipolar versus referential training. [In D. C. Hammond (Ed.),
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Monastra, V. J., Lubar, J. F., & Linden, M. K. (2001). The development of a quantitative
electroencephalographic scanning process for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: Reliability and validity
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Lubar, J. F., & Lubar, J. O. (2001). Neurofeedback intervention for treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity
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Angelakis, E., Lubar, J. F., Frederick, J., & Stathopoulou, S. (2001). The role of slow-wave EEG activity in
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Angelakis, E., & Lubar, J. F. (2002). Quantitative electroencephalographic amplitude measures in young
adults during reading tasks and rest. Journal of Neurotherapy, 7.
Lubar, J. F. (2003). Reply to Kline, Brann, and Loney (2002), A Cacophony in the Brainwaves. The Scientific
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Lubar, J. F., Congedo, M., & Askew, J. (2003). Low-resolution electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) of
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comparisons in electroencephalography, a simulation study on accuracy. Journal of Neurotherapy, 7, 1-29.
Angelakis, E., Lubar, J. F., Stathopoulou, S., & Kounios, J. (2004). Peak alpha frequency: An
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Hammond, D. C., Walker, J., Hoffman, D., Lubar, J. F., Trudeau, D., Gurnee, R., & Horvat, J. (2004).
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Regulation.
Cannon, R., Lubar, J. F., Thornton, K., Wilson, S., & Congedo, M. (2004). Limbic beta activation and
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Frederick, J. A., Timmermann, D. L., Russell, H. L., & Lubar, J. F. (2004). EEG coherence effects of audio-
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42.
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Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders

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Tansey, M. A. (1985). Brainwave signatures--An index reflective of the brain's functional neuroanatomy:
Further findings on the effect of EEG sensorimotor rhythm biofeedback training on the neurologic precursors
of learning disabilities. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 3, 85-89.
Tansey, M. A. (1990). Righting the rhythms of reason: EEG biofeedback training as a therapeutic modality in
a clinical office setting. Medical Psychotherapy, 3, 57-68.
Tansey, M. A. (1991). Wechsler (WISC-R) changes following treatment of learning disabilities via EEG
biofeedback training in a private practice setting. Australian Journal of Psychology, 43, 147-153.
Tansey, M. A. (1993). Ten year stability of EEG biofeedback results for a hyperactive boy who failed fourth
grade perceptually impaired class. Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 18(1), 33-34.
Tansey, M. A., & Bruner, R. L. (1983). EMG and EEG biofeedback training in the treatment of a 10-year old
hyperactive boy with a developmental reading disorder. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 8, 25-37.
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Chapters in Books

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Lubar, J. F. (1982). EEG operant conditioning in severe epileptics: Controlled multidimensional studies. In L.
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Lubar, J. F. (1983). Electroencephalographic biofeedback and neurological applications. In J. V. Basmajiam
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Lubar, J. F. (1984). Applications of operant conditioning of the EEG for the management of epileptic seizures.
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Lubar, J. F. (1989). Electroencephalographic biofeedback and neurological applications. In J. V. Basmajian
(Ed.), Biofeedback: Principles and Practice (3rd Ed.). Williams and Wilkins Publishers, 67-90.
Lubar, J. F. (1995). Neurofeedback for the management of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorders. In
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493-522.
Lubar, J. F. (1995). EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. In J.
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Lubar, J. F. (1995). Neurofeedback Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Research and Clinical
Implications. In Biobehavioral Self-Regulation in the East and West. Springer-Verlap Tokyo, 222-228.
Lubar, J.F. (1998). Biofeedback, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity: Diagnostics, Clinics, Treatment Efficiency.
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Lubar, J.F., & Lubar, J.O. (1999). Neurofeedback Assessment and Treatment for Attention
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Congedo, M., & Lubar, J. F. (2003). Parametric and non-parametic analysis of QEEG: Normative database
comparisons in electroencephalography, a simulation study on accuracy. In J. Lubar (Ed.), Quantitative
electroencephalographic analysis (QEEG) databases for

neurotherapy: Description, validation, and application (pp. 1-29). New York: The Haworth Press.

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hyperactive boy with a developmental reading disorder. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 8, 25-37.
Tansey, M. A. (1984). EEG sensorimotor rhythm biofeedback training: Some effects on the neurologic
precursors of learning disabilities. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 1, 163-177.
Tansey, M. A. (1985a). Brainwave signatures--An index reflective of the brain's functional neuroanatomy:
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of learning disabilities. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 3, 85-89.
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