Researchers from the University of Göttingen in Germany sought to validate claims from small, insufficiently controlled studies that neurofeedback (NF) reduces inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

In a multi-site, randomized, controlled study using a computerized attention skills training protocol for the control condition, 102 children with ADHD, aged 8 to 12 years, were included in the study.

Children were randomized to the intervention - 36 sessions of NF training - or the control condition – 36 sessions of computerized attention skills training - within two blocks of about four weeks each. 

A study from the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California tests whether cognitive behavioral training helps learning disabled older students (high school and college) with test anxiety.

A randomized, controlled clinical trial out of the psychology department at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, tested whether a cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) for reducing test anxiety and improving academic self-esteem was effective for high school and college students with learning disabilities.