What is Biofeedback? Biofeedback is a treatment technique whereby people learn to balance their nervous system by using signals from their own bodies.
ECU’s Center for Applied Psychophysiology (CAP) prepares students from a variety of educational disciplines to become advanced practitioners and researchers in the areas of biofeedback, health games, and virtual reality. CAP provides training for biofeedback certification and develops mobile health technology products and services designed to measure and improve physiological, emotional, and cogni
10/04/2019
Take a minute to read through this outstanding article. CAP is honored to have been able to work alongside these great people, and support them in their mission for change.
https://www.teachforamerica.org/stories/meet-the-unexpected-experts-transforming-a-north-carolina-town
Meet the Unexpected Experts Transforming a North Carolina Town | Teach For America
11/19/2018
Hello CAP Friends! We've just received word that the USO in Jacksonville, NC was badly flooded during hurricane Florence and that all of the Thanksgiving supplies in the basement were destroyed. They usually have 110 turkeys to meet the need but as of yesterday they had 60.They also need canned goods and other Thanksgiving food items.
Here is the web site for further information and a way to donate cash if you prefer. https://northcarolina.uso.org/events/333
We ask you to please consider helping this great organization provide Thanksgiving meals to service members and military families this season.
Happy Holidays!!
~CAP
Jacksonville - Help us Support our Military with a Thanksgiving Meal The USO of NC Jacksonville center needs your help to bring service members and military families together for the holidays in Jacksonville and at Camp Devil Dog!
11/19/2018
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/16/magazine/tech-design-medicine-phenome.html
From Gene Editing to A.I., How Will Technology Transform Humanity? Five big thinkers — Regina Barzilay, George Church, Jennifer Egan, Catherine Mohr and Siddhartha Mukherjee — puzzle over the future of the future.
08/01/2018
Mind-Body Practices Like Meditation And Yoga Help Teens With Anxiety, Study Finds Anxiety disorders among adolescents are growing. Mind-body therapies can help.
05/21/2018
From The New York Times:
New Drug Offers Hope to Millions With Severe Migraines
The F.D.A. has approved the first drug designed to prevent migraines, a persistent cause of misery worldwide.
F.D.A. Approves First Drug Designed to Prevent Migraines The decision ushers in what many experts believe will be a new era in treatment for people who suffer the most severe form of the headaches.
05/10/2018
Please continue reading for a description of The Center for Applied Psychophysiology's ongoing fundraiser to assist children in Puerto Rico vicitimized by the huricanes in 2017.
KidCope Fundraiser
This is a fundraiser for toys and essential items to provide to a Puerto Rico orphanage for abused children which was hurt by the hurricanes, hosted by East Carolina University's Center for Applied Psychophysiology." ~~ "2017 has shown North and South America and their islands one of the most devastating hurricane seasons in over a decade; Puerto Rico was ravaged by two in a row and are still in power loss. Here, in the Center for Applied Psychophysiology (CAP) at East Carolina University, we wish to help by providing affected children with toys and other essentials. While toys will not eradicate their loss, the distraction of something to play with and the hope that comes with getting something new can drastically help their grieving and coping process. To this end, CAP is holding a fundraiser in which donors have the option of buying toys and games (such as soccer balls) along with daily essentials for the children who live in these affected areas. ~~ We are working with Task Force Cobra, an Army Reserve unit stationed in Puerto Rico to provide these items to an orphanage (Hogar Niñito Jesús) in San Juan that is greatly in need. ~~ The Hogar Niñito Jesús is a home that offers shelter and protection to children (newborns to seven years of age) who are victims of abuse and they have been removed from their homes. Their mission is to make their children responsible and healthy citizens through a home experience where they receive love, medical care, good eating habits, education, safety and moral training. ~~ We have no expectations from our donors and are asking for any contribution, as just one soccer ball for this orphanage can make a huge difference in all the children. If you wish to play a part in the healing process of these children, please contribute as much or as little as you like. We thank you all for your support. Always, The CAP Team *******Please be aware that there is not a 501(c)(3) number for this to be used as a tax deductible donation. Thank you.********
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05/10/2018
This year, nine students (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level) as well as two professional nurses within our biofeedback certificate program attended AAPB's conference and presented research. Including staff, ECU was represented at the conference by a team of 14 people this year!
05/09/2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-mental-health.html?emc=eta1
After Hurricane, Signs of a Mental Health Crisis Haunt Puerto Rico The storm’s violent winds and screeching rains assaulted the island’s psyche for 72 hours, and public health officials say much of the population shows signs of post-traumatic stress.
05/09/2018
How to Be Better at Stress Stress is unavoidable in modern life, but it doesn’t have to get you down. Here are ways to deal with stress, reduce its harm and even use your daily stress to make you stronger.
05/09/2018
Can This Water Park Make Fun More Inclusive? What happens when children of all different abilities get to play with each other? We take you inside a first-of-its-kind ultra accessible water park, which is changing the way families spend time together.
05/09/2018
Full Tilt: When 100% of Cars Are Autonomous What happens to roadkill or traffic tickets when our vehicles are in control?
05/09/2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/technology/gpu-chip-shortage.html
Why A.I. and Cryptocurrency Are Making One Type of Computer Chip Scarce A microprocessor once found mostly in machines used for computer games turns out to have a role in both artificial intelligence systems and the mining of digital currencies.