Nicholas Dogris, PhD, QEEG-D, BCN

Dr. Nicholas Dogris is a psychologist who has been working in the EEG field for over 25 years.  He is the CEO of Neurofield, Inc, and a licensed psychologist who runs a clinic in Santa Barbara with his wife.  He is board certified in neurofeedback and also holds a QEEG-D certification.  Dr. Dogris was originally trained in neurofeedback by Margaret Ayers in the 1990’s and would go on to learn many different EEG platforms over the years.  In 2007 he co-founded NeuroField, Inc with Brad Wiitala and developed the first EEG synchronized pEMF stimuatlion that utilized z-score data analysis and real time feedback. Dr. Dogris and Brad Wiitala went on to develop many other innovations over that past 10 years including synchronized tDCS, tACS, tRNS and advanced pink noise stimulation in the new NeuroField64 software platform.

Presenting: “Phase Amplitude Coupling (PAC)”

Phase is one important dynamic of coupled oscillatory phenomena. In phase amplitude coupling (PAC), a second key variable is amplitude, also known as power. Phase and amplitude can be meaningfully correlated and are functionally relevant to the workings of the brain and consciousness. PAC usually refers to a correlation between the amplitude of faster rhythms (high gamma range) and the phase of slower rhythms (2-12Hz range). Gamma oscillations emerge at particular phases of the theta cycle and thereby recruit cell assemblies involved in processing.  This talk will examine how this type of coupling, thought of as an “integration mechanism” between rate and temporal coding, can be used in neurodiagnostics and neurmomodulation to restore functionality in memory-impaired clien