Louise Venables conducts all client operations at the Swansea clinic, including qEEGs, clinical interviews and reports, and neurofeedback training sessions.

Background and interest

Dr. Louise Venables CPsychol completed her doctorate in Psychology in 2007 (Liverpool John Moores University). Prior to this, Louise attained a Master’s degree (MSc with distinction) in Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience at the University of Liverpool. Louise currently works as a Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience. This involves carrying out numerous electroencephalograph (EEG), neuroimaging and neurofeedback projects. She is based at Swansea University but collaborates with both Bangor and Cardiff Universities.

Louise is a neurofeedback practioner as well as a research fellow. Louise has received neurofeedback training from the Society of Applied Neuroscience (SAN). Her research has focused on the psychophysiological (body) and neuropsychological (brain) activity underlying peak performance and maladaptive states (e.g. stress/distress, fatigue, disengagement, loss of motivation), as well as devising interventions and techniques to help individuals improve functioning, focusing mainly on neurofeedback. Neurofeedback studies so far include applied investigations into the effects of neurofeedback training on anxiety reduction, performance enhancement, and dieting success.

Louise has been conducting research within the field of neuroscience since 2001, working on grants from both the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
 

Louise has been funded by the Wales institute of Cognitive Neuroscience with Dr Søren Bo Andersen from Peakmind to investigate the cognitive effects of alpha neurofeedback training. She has published in a number of peer reviewed international journals, presented research at international conferences, and given invited talks on neurofeedback.