This practice exam prepares students for the type and difficulty of questions they can expect from the QEEG examination. 

This chapter will examine the effects of prescription
pharmaceuticals, certain over the counter drugs and substances, and street
drugs.

This chapter will cover the inclusion and exclusion criteria
for normative databases, statistical considerations in databases, and basic
statistical analysis.

This chapter will cover the use of various montages, the use
of power displays, and various transforms in the analysis of EEG. Additionally,
this chapter will cover generators and etiology of various rhythms and
frequency bands, as well as phase, coherence, and connectivity metrics in QEEG
analysis and interpretation.

This chapter will cover various QEEG databases and various
potential neurofeedback protocols to be used as a result.

This module covers all ethical and professional
considerations for neurotherapy clinicians.

This chapter will be an interactive, hands-on segment
covering all types of artifact detection, including advanced interpretative
techniques to avoid misdiagnosis, T/F “real or fake” questions, matching EEG
with artifact, and multiple choice questions.

The Clinical and Cognitive aspects chapter will cover the
developmental EEG, the origins of the EEG, and EEG signatures to refer out
(e.g. epileptiform discharge, cerebro-vascular disorders, tumors, ischemias).
In addition, this module covers Brodmann area functions and network
connections, LORETA interpretation and training, the after effects of
neurofeedback, and clinical presentations as profiled in EEG.

The basic neurophysiology and neuroanatomy chapter will
cover:

The basic neurophysiology and neuroanatomy chapter will
cover:

A.     
The Central Nervous System and McLean’s Triune
Brain Theory (20 minutes)

1.     
The Reptilian Brain and its respective
neuroanatomy

2.     
The Limbic System and its respective
neuroanatomy

3.     
The Neo-mammilian brain: the cortex

B.     
Lobes (40 minutes)

1.     
Pre-Frontal Cortex

2.     
Sensory Motor Cortex

3.     
Temporal Lobes

4.     
Parietal Lobes

5.     
Occipital Lobe

6.     
 Cerebellum

C.     
Brodmann Area Functions (1 hour)

D.    
Neurophysiology of EEG Generation (2 hours)

1.     
Neuron

2.     
Blood Supply

3.     
Glia

4.     
Ventricles

5.     
Networks

6.     
Fasiculi

Recognizing artifact (false alterations of EEG data) is one
of the most essential skills in EEG analysis. This chapter will cover
artifacting etiquette to ensure the best possible recording, as well as the
identification of:

·        
Muscle artifact

·        
Eye blink and eye movement artifact

·        
Glossokinetic artifact

·        
Drowsiness artifact

·        
Sweat artifacts

·        
EKG and pulse artifacts

·        
Salt Bridge Artifacts

·        
Electrode and Equipment artifacts

·        
Environmental Noise artifacts

·        
Medication “artifacts”