Goldsmiths - University of London

Prof John Gruzelier

MA PhD CPsychol FBPsS FIOP FRSA

Enhancing function with EEG-biofeedback, Self-hypnosis & Energy medicine

Research interests

Keywords for current research include:

• EEG-Neurofeedback and Autonomic Biofeedback
• Performing and Originating Arts
• Creativity
• Cognitive Enhancement for Peak Performance, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Head Injury and Stroke
• Self-Hypnosis/Visualisation and Immune Function
• Energy Medicine

At Goldsmiths my research focus is primarily on enhancing function, an interest developed over the past 10 years, with application to peak performance, notably in the performing and originating arts, and the cognitive enhancement of processes including attention, memory, reasoning, creativity, artistry, and motor skills, including microsurgical skills. Applications to clinical disorders include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic fatigue syndrome, brain injury, and resilience of the immune system. Methodologies include EEG-neurofeedback, autonomic biofeedback, self-hypnosis/visualisation, virtual reality, and in the case of energy medicine projects on Johrei, acutaneous stimulation, and Reiki. Validation has been an over riding concern. I have over 250 publications to include earlier interests on schizophrenia, schizotypy and cerebral lateralisation, have extensive outside collaborations, setting up the Society for Applied Neuroscience in 2004, and edit Contemporary Hypnosis. A fuller description may be found on my home page. http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/johngruzelier

Selected publications

Functional Enhancement: EEG-Neurofeedback
Egner, T. Gruzelier J.H. (2003) Ecological validity of neurofeedback: Modulation of slow wave EEG enhances musical performance. NeuroReport, 14, 1225-1228.

Egner, T. Gruzelier, J.H. (2004) EEG biofeedback of low beta band components: Frequency-specific effects on variables of attention and event-related brain potentials. Clinical Neurophysiology, 115, 131-139.

Gruzelier, J.H., Egner, T. (2005) Critical validation studies of neurofeedback. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 14, 83-104.

Raymond, J. Varney, C. Gruzelier J.H. (2005) The effects of alpha/theta neurofeedback on personality and mood. Cognitive Brain Research, 23, 287-292.

Gruzelier, J.H., Egner, T., Vernon, D. (2006) Validating the efficacy of neurofeedback for optimising performance. In C. Neuper , W. Klimesch, Event-related dynamics of brain oscillations. Progress in Brain Research, 159, in press.

Functional Enhancement: Immune System and Health.
Gruzelier, J.H. (2002) The role of psychological intervention in modulating aspects of immune function in relation to health and well being. International Review of Neurobiology, 52, 383-417.

Gruzelier, J.H., Champion, A., Fox, P., Rollin, M., McCormack, S., Catalan, P., Barton, S., Henderson, D. (2002) Individual differences in personality, immunology and mood in patients undergoing self-hypnosis training for the successful treatment of a chronic viral illness, HSV-2.Contemporary Hypnosis, 19, (4), 149-166.

Naito, A., Laidlaw, T.M., Henderson, D.C., Farahani, L., Dwivedi, P., Gruzelier, J.H. (2003) The impact of self-hypnosis and Johrei on lymphocyte sub-population at exam time: a controlled study. Brain Research Bulletin, 62, 241-253.

Altered States of Consciousness.
Gruzelier, J.H. (2000) Unwanted effects of hypnosis: A review of the evidence and its implications. Contemporary Hypnosis, 17, (4) 163-193.

Gruzelier, J.H. (2000) Redefining hypnosis: Theory, methods and integration. Contemporary Hypnosis, 17 (2) 51-70.

Vaitl,D., Birbaumer, N., Gruzelier, J., Jamieson, G., Kotchoubey, B., Kübler, A., Lehmann D., Miltner, W.H.R., Ott, U., Pütz, P., Sammer, G., Strauch, I., Strehl, U., Wackermann, J., Weiss, T. (2005) Psychobiology of altered states of Consciousness, Psychological Bulletin, 131, 98-127.

Egner, T., Jamieson, G., Gruzelier, J.H. (2005) Hypnosis decouples cognitive control from conflict monitoring processes of the frontal lobe. Neuroimage, 27, 969-978.

Gruzelier, J.H. (2006) Frontal functions, connectivity and neural efficiency underpinning hypnosis and hypnotic susceptibility, Contemporary Hypnosis. 23, 15-32.

Psychopathology.
Gruzelier, JH (2002) A Janusian perspective on the nature, development and structure of schizophrenia and schizotypy. Schizophrenia Research, 54, 95-103.

Gruzelier, J.H. (2003) Theory, methods and new directions in the psychophysiology of the schizophrenic process and schizotypy. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 48, 221-245.

Klugman, A, Gruzelier, J.H. (2003) Chronic cognitive impairment in users of ‘ecstasy’ and cannabis. World Psychiatry, 2, 166-172.

Vernon, D., Haenschel, C., Dwivedi, P., Gruzelier, J.H. (2005) Slow habituation of induced gamma and beta oscillations in association with unreality experiences in schizotypy. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 56, 15-24.