Efectos de normalización del electroencefalograma cuantitativo utilizando neurorretroalimentación de puntuaciones Z de 4 canales en tiempo real para niños con trastornos de aprendizaje: datos preliminares

• Autores: Rubén Pérez Elvira, Javier Oltra Cucarella, José Antonio Carrobles Isabel
• Localización: Psicología conductual = behavioral psychology: Revista internacional de psicología clínica y de la salud, ISSN 1132-9483, Vol. 29, Nº. 1, 2021, págs. 191-206
• Idioma: español
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo (pdf)
• Resumen
  • español

    Los niños con trastornos de aprendizaje (TA) pueden manifestar dificultades en la lectura a nivel de palabra, comprensión de textos, escritura o matemáticas.

    Algunos estudios han mostrado la eficacia de la neurorretroalimentación (NR) en la mejora de las habilidades de aprendizaje a través del condicionamiento operante de las ondas cerebrales en niños con TA. El objetivo de este trabajo fue mostrar datos preliminares de la eficacia de la neurorretroalimentación de puntuaciones z en tiempo real (LZT) para la normalización del electroencefalograma cuantitativo (QEEG) en escolares con TA. Participaron 28 niños de entre 10-15 años de edad con TA. Se aplicaron diez sesiones de 30 minutos de LZT guiado por QEEG utilizando retroalimentación de alta preferencia de los sujetos. Tras 10 sesiones de LZT guiado por QEEG, los participantes mostraron mejoras estadísticamente significativas en la normalización del QEEG y una mejora de pequeña a media estadísticamente significativa en la “Lista de comprobación cognitiva y emocional”. Los resultados sugieren que LZT-NR produce una tendencia hacia la normalización de las ondas cerebrales en niños con TA, y podría suponer una alternativa terapéutica o coadyuvante junto con la intervención cognitiva.

  • English

    Children with learning disabilities (LD) can have difficulties in reading at word level, text comprehension, writing or arithmetic. Several studies have shown the efficacy of neurofeedback (NF) in improving learning skills through brainwave operant conditioning in children with LD. The aim of this work was to show the efficacy of live z-score NF training (LZT) for quantitative electroencephalogram (QEEG) normalization in school children with LD. Twenty-eight children aged 10- 15 years with LD participated. Ten 30-min sessions of QEEG-guided LZT using patient’s highly preferred feedback were applied. After 10 sessions of QEEGguided LZT, participants showed statistically significant improvements in QEEG normalization and a statistically significant small to medium improvement in the Cognitive and Emotional Checklist. The results suggest that LZT-NF produces a tendency towards normalization of brain waves in children with LD, and might be advised as a therapeutic alternative or coadjuvant along with cognitive interventions.

• Referencias bibliográficas
  • Applied Neuroscience. (2018). NeuroGuide (Version 2.9.1) [Computer software]. https://appliedneuroscience.com/product/neuroguide/
  • Arns, M., Drinkenburg, W., & Leon Kenemans, J. (2012). The effects of QEEG-informed Neurofeedback in ADHD: An open-label pilot study....
  • Azizi, A., Drikvand, F. M., & Sepahvandi, M. A. (2018). Comparison of the effect of cognitive rehabilitation and neurofeedback on sustained...
  • BrainMaster Technologies (2012). Discovery-20 [Apparatus]. https://brainmaster.com/ product/discovery-20-series/
  • BrainMaster Technologies (2013). BrainAvatar (Version 4.6.4) [Computer software]. https://brainmaster.com/product/brainavatar-4-0-for-atlantis/
  • Breteler, M. H. M., Arns, M., Peters, S., Giepmans, I., & Verhoeven, L. (2010). Improvements in spelling after QEEG-based neurofeedback...
  • Carrobles, J. A. (2016). Bio/neurofeedback. Clínica y Salud, 27(3), 125-131. doi: 10.1016/j.clysa.2016.09.003
  • Cohen, J. (1992). A power primer. Psychological Bulletin, 112(1), 155-159. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.112.1.155
  • Collura, T. (2008, April). Whole-head normalization using live z-scores for connectivity training. Neuroconnections. http://www.brainm.com/software/pubs/tfc/collura%20nc...
  • Collura, T. (2014). Technical foundations of neurofeedback. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Collura, T. (2016). Live...
  • Collura, T., Guan, J., Tarrant, J., Bailey, J., & Starr, F. (2010). EEG biofeedback case studies using Live z-score training and a normative...
  • Electro-Cap Internacional (1982). ECI electro-cap [apparatus]. https://electro-cap.com/ index.cfm/caps/
  • Fenger, T. N. (1998). Visual-motor integration and its relation to EEG neurofeedback brain wave patterns, reading, spelling, and arithmetic...
  • Fisher, W., Piazza, C. C., Bowman, L. G., Hagopian, L. P., Owens, J. C., & Slevin, I. (1992). A comparison of two approaches for identifying...
  • Fletcher, J. M., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2017). Neuropsychology of learning disabilities: The past and the future. Journal of the International...
  • Groeneveld, K. M., Mennenga, A. M., Heidelberg, R. C., Martin, R. E., Tittle, R. K., Meeuwsen, K. D., Walker, L. A., & White, E. K. (2019)....
  • Hanslmayr, S., Sauseng, P., Doppelmayr, M., Schabus, M., & Klimesch, W. (2005). Increasing Individual upper alpha power by neurofeedback...
  • Hughes, J. R., & John, E. R. (1999). Conventional and quantitative electroencephalography in psychiatry. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry...
  • Jacobs, E. H. (2006). Neurofeedback treatment of two children with learning, attention, mood, social, and developmental deficits. Journal...
  • Kaiser, D. A., & Othmer, S. (2000). Effect of neurofeedback on variables of attention in a large multi-center trial. Journal of Neurotherapy,...
  • Kaufman, A. S., Flanagan, D. P., Alfonso, V. C., & Mascolo, J. T. (2006). Test review: Wechsler intelligence scale for children, 4th ed....
  • Koberda, J. L., Moses, A., Koberda, L., & Koberda, P. (2012). cognitive enhancement using 19-electrode Z -score neurofeedback. Journal...
  • Krigbaum, G., & Wigton, N. L. (2014). When discussing neurofeedback, does modality matter? Neuroregulation, 1(1), 48-60. doi: 10.15540/nr.1.1.48
  • Krigbaum, G., & Wigton, N. L. (2015a). A methodology of analysis for monitoring treatment progression with 19-channel z-score neurofeedback...
  • Krigbaum, G., & Wigton, N. L. (2015b). A methodology of analysis for monitoring treatment progression with 19-channel z-score neurofeedback...
  • Kropotov, J. (2009). Methods of neurotherapy. In Quantitative EEG, event-related potentials and neurotherapy (pp. 469-505). San Diego, CA:...
  • Kropotov, J. (2016). Functional neuromarkers for psychiatry. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press Inc.
  • Lindsay, G. (2007). Educational psychology and the effectiveness of inclusive education/mainstreaming. British Journal of Educational Psychology,...
  • Mangum, A., Fredrick, L., Pabico, R., & Roane, H. (2012). The role of context in the evaluation of reinforcer efficacy: Implications for...
  • Medici, D. (2018). Neurofeedback versus pharmacological intervention in the treatment of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity Disorder...
  • Morris, S. B., & DeShon, R. P. (2002). Combining effect size estimates in meta-analysis with repeated measures and independent-groups...
  • Ochi, Y., Laksanasopin, T., Kaewkamnerdpong, B., & Thanasuan, K. (2017). Neurofeedback game for attention training in adults. 2017 10th...
  • Orlando, P. C., & Rivera, R. O. (2004). Neurofeedback for elementary students with identified learning problems. Journal of Neurotherapy,...
  • Orozco Cazco, G. H., Tejedor Tejedor, F. J., & Calvo Álvarez, M. I. (2016). Meta-análisis sobre el efecto del software educativo en alumnos...
  • Pérez-Elvira, R., Carrobles, J., López Bote, D., & Oltra-Cucarella, J. (2019). Efficacy of Live zscore neurofeedback training for chronic...
  • Pérez-Elvira, R., López Bote, D. J., Guarino, S., Agudo Juan, M., De León, R. J., Feiner, T., & Perez, B. (2018). Neurometric results...
  • Piazza, C. C., Fisher, W. W., Hagopian, L. P., Bowman, L. G., & Toole, L. (1996). Using a choice assessment to predict reinforcer effectiveness....
  • Rastegar, N., Dolatshahi, B., & Rezaee Dogahe, E. (2016). The effect of neurofeedback training on increasing sustained attention in veterans...
  • Soutar, R. G. (2018). Holistic neurointegration: The new mind model. A bio-psycho-social qEEG guided neurofeedback method. Atlanta, GA: New...
  • Stoller, L. (2011). Z-score training, combinatorics, and phase transitions. Journal of Neurotherapy, 15(1), 35-53. doi: 10.1080/10874208.2010.545758
  • Thatcher, R. W. (2013). Latest developments in Live z-score training: Symptom check list, phase reset, and Loreta z-score biofeedback. Journal...
  • Walker, J. E. (2010). Recent advances in quantitative EEG as an aid to diagnosis and as a guide to neurofeedback training for cortical hypofunctions,...
  • Walker, J. E. (2011). QEEG-guided neurofeedback for recurrent migraine headaches. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 42(1), 59-61. doi: 10.1177/155005941104200112
  • Wang, J.-R., & Hsieh, S. (2013). Neurofeedback training improves attention and working memory performance. Clinical Neurophysiology, 124(12),...
  • Wigton, N., & Krigbaum, G. (2015). A review of qEEG-guided neurofeedback. Neuroregulation, 2(3), 149-155. doi: 10.15540/nr.2.3.149
  • Wigton, N. L. (2013). Clinical perspectives of 19-channel z-score neurofeedback: Benefits and limitations. Journal of Neurotherapy, 17(4),...
  • Wigton, N. L., & Krigbaum, G. (2015). Attention, executive function, behavior, and electrocortical function, significantly improved with...
  • Zoefel, B., Huster, R. J., & Herrmann, C. S. (2011). Neurofeedback training of the upper alpha frequency band in EEG improves cognitive...