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Clinical Implications of the Bayesian Brain, the Autonomic Nervous System and the Triple Network

  • Tuesday, November 12, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Zoom
  • 242

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Clinical Implications of the Bayesian Brain, the Autonomic Nervous System and the Triple Network

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

12:00pm Eastern time

11:00am Central time | 9:00am Pacific time


Instructor:  Mark Smith, MSW, BCN, QEEGD


THIS WEBINAR IS FREE TO THOSE THAT REGISTERED FOR THE 2024 ISNR CONFERENCE. This webinar is the same material presented at the conference. Check your email for the discount code to register for free. Email ISNRchair@gmail.com with any questions.


Course description:  

To reduce the inherent uncertainty in a changing environment the brain evolved as a complex adaptive system. It functions as a predictive machine that aids in finding safety and satiation. When neither can be found, the brain seeks information in the internal and external environment to update its predictions. To optimally adapt to changing environments the brain predicts what the next situation will be based on its intention and the context. It attempts to verify the accuracy of the prediction by using different senses. If no new information can be gained by the senses the brain will resort to memory. Failure to update our predictive capacity may result in the over reliance on memory to solve life’s challenges. This often results in psychopathology, especially when those memories distort current functioning.


The Central Autonomic Network (CAN) impacts this maladaptive process through control of the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS), the Parasympathetic Nervous System(PNS) and the Enteric Nervous System. Not simply the Autonomic Nervous System, the CAN is conceptualized as a combination of the ANS, endocrine, and immune systems. The Sympathetic Nervous System promotes a state of elevated activity known as fight or flight. The main goal of the SNS is to prepare the body for physical or goal directed activity. The PNS produces the rest and digest process that involves lowered heart rate and blood pressure. The main purpose of the PNS is to conserve energy and to regulate bodily functions such as digestion and elimination. The control of the CAN is embedded in the central hubs of the Triple Network. These three networks include the self- representational Default Mode Network, the behavioral relevance assessing Salience Network, and the goal oriented Central Executive Network. As such, neurofeedback training of these regions has proved useful for depression, anxiety pain, addiction, and a host of other psychopathologies.


Who is the Audience:

Psychologists, mental health clinicians, medical providers, social workers, educators/researchers


Level:  Advanced  Specific Learning objectives:

Based on the content of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Define the Triple Network and its function in cortex
  • Describe the function of the Bayesian Brain
  • Integrate the clinical implications of Triple Network Theory, the Central Autonomic Network and the Triple Network Theory

Please ensure that you test your access to Zoom at least two hours before the webinar begins.

Fees: Webinar fee is $45.00 for all ISNR members. The fee for non-members is $60.00.  Student fee is $15 (email office@ISNR.org to receive coupon code).  

Continuing Education:

  • CE certificate is a separate fee of $10.00 for 1 CE credit.
  • 1 CE credit (Language listed below.*)
  • Purchase CE credit HERE.
  • This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 CE credits.


Credits:

This activity qualifies for 60 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.

    • BCIA will issue 1 credit towards BCIA re-certification for full att
    • endance at this webinar.
    • IQCB will issue 1 credit towards IQCB recertification for full attendance at this webinar as non-qeeg specific credit.


    Instructor: Mark Smith, MSW, BCN, QEEGD


    Mark Llewellyn Smith is the owner and Clinical Director of Neurofeedback Services of New York. He is a licensed clinical social worker, whose early career was established in the world of work, providing clinical services to the nurses, doctors, and staff of NYU Medical Center and Downtown Hospital in New York City.


    Due to his proximity to the Twin Towers at Downtown Hospital, Mark spent many years following 9/11 working with first responders and their families. He developed psychophysiological interventions that included neurofeedback and biofeedback for those with PTSD and CPTSD. That experience put him on the path to developing a trauma focus in his practice.


    In private practice since 2000, Mark is a leading developer, teacher, and clinician of neurofeedback interventions for a variety of disorders. Infraslow Fluctuation (ISF) training, now a primary intervention in EEG biofeedback therapy, was developed by Mark from his experience training the “Ultradian” rhythms: the lowest energy the brain produces. This type of neurofeedback has had a profound, positive impact on the lives of his clients, as well as, the clients of the thousands of therapists he has taught in the last 15 years .


    Mark was also an early adopter of sLORETA neurofeedback training. This experience, memorialized in publications, led to the development of a 19- channel ISF intervention and the research collaboration with Otago University and Dirk De Ridder, MD, PhD.


    He was among the first to use Z-score training in clinical practice. As an early adopter and developer of Z-score training, he worked closely with several manufacturers in the neurofeedback community to develop Z-score neurofeedback interventions for a host of clinical presentations.


    QEEG or brain mapping is an integral part of Mark’s approach to psychophysiology. He has taught QEEG in Europe, Asia, on the continent of Africa, and throughout the United States. He has been a mentor to scores of clinicians who seek Diplomate status in this analytic process.


    Disclosure: Mark Smith is a teacher of ISF training and QEEG


    Satisfactory Completion:

    Satisfactory Completion: Participants must have paid tuition fee, signed in, attended the entire seminar, completed an evaluation, and signed out in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates available after satisfactory course completion.

    Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.


    Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.  

    Refund/cancellation policy:


    If you sign up and pay for a webinar but are unable to attend the live presentation, you will be provided with access to the recorded webinar; refunds will not be issued.


    ISNR is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. ISNR is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to bring their concerns up during the question and discussion period, typically held at the end of the presentation. A moderator will be available during the presentation. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them.


    Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to

    Susan Alvarez, ISNR Executive Director

    ISNR 2146 Roswell Road, Suite 108, PMB 736, Marietta, GA 30062

    Tel: 703-848-1994

    office@ISNR.org


    Because these presentations will be done online, it will be the responsibility of the participant to provide adequate and appropriate computer availability as well as Internet connections that will support this webinar. All efforts and reasonable accommodations will be made to make the information accessible to persons with disabilities.


    While this presentation offers no risk in and of itself, it is the responsibility of the individual attendee to determine any risks involved in the implementation of the contents of this presentation.

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