The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of Open Focus Training (a perceptual style training augmented with specialized EEG biofeedback) upon selected psychomotor task performances. Synchronized, high amplitude, multichannel brainwave activity at 10 cycles per second was monitored during extended baseline data collection for four subjects (three males and one female). Following baseline stabilization for each subject, feedback was provided for brainwave activity and subjects were given Open Focus Training for the following 20 days. Subjects were given training tapes and asked to practice Open Focus at home, twice daily, during the 20 days. Notes were kept both by the subjects and investigator regarding subjects' subjective experiences, particularly in regard to alleviation of stress syndromes. Prior to baseline data collection, all subjects were pretested on the following psychomotor tasks: Rod and Frame (7 trials), reaction time (100 trials), and pursuit rotor (108 practice trials followed by 4 "test trials"). Two subjects were again pretested for these measures at the conclusion of their baseline data collection period and results were not different from those of the pretest. All subjects were posttested at the conclusion of the 20 day training regimen. Results indicate that all subjects learned to control the criterion EEG activity as demonstrated by increasing and decreasing mean EEG activity across training sessions upon command. All but one subject showed improvement in Rod and Frame performance scores. Open Focus Training appears to have had no bearing upon reaction time: one subject's score improved, one worsened, and two subjects' scores showed no change. All subjects showed marked improvement on pursuit rotor ability. Each subject reported much reduction in stress symptoms. It was concluded that this specialized EEG / biofeedback combined with Open Focus Training improves selected psychomotor task performances. Further study of this treatment and its effect upon psychomotor performance is recommended. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-03, Section: B, page: 0910. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75088 |
| Contributors | GILLETTE, DONNA LYNN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 106 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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