Youngstown University - Neon Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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Of late, many psychologists have been intrigued by the potential of biofeedback, a process by which brainwaves are corralled through men- tal conditioning to aid in the control of physical afflictions. During this past fall quarter, Drs. Stephen Graf and Mark Masaki of the psychology department conducted a related experiment on the YSU cam- pus. Interested in alpha waves , the good professors endeavored to apply the biofeedback technique through a lear- ning process employing various mechanical devices which were sensitive to alpha waves and translated said waves into a sound discernible by the subject. Unfortunately, because the sub- jects met with the machines only once per week, the hypothesis was not given adequate experimentation, which hurt the study. Alpha, beta, delta, and theta waves are generally thought of as various states of the brain ranging from relaxa- tion to extreme alertness. The biofeed- back process employing these waves has been successful in controlling many illnesses ranging from epilepsy to asthma. The study ofalpha waves and the sub- sequent harnessing of these waves to alleviate physical disorders must not be interpreted as a panacea. Psychologyf29

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if E.-1 W A we '1'g , 18 1 in W W - 'inn 1 if Mum- 'M p Rv ,. W 1 -.4 The Political Science department at YSU provides the student with courses designed to lay the foundation from which a political sense and perspective might be derived. Other than conference courses fwhere the student selects his own field of in- quiryl there exists, at present, few courses which correlate practical application of textbook theory. Though YSU, working with the cooperation of the municipality of Youngstown, offers a program of Ur- ban Internship, in many instances the student participant finds himself employed in a clerical or secretarial capacity. One area which warrants some recognition is the recent institution of computer application in the use of social and political data. Perhaps the future will find YSU's political science department following the cue of other universities which provide students with options for cam- paign work credit, and which strive to offer courses of instruction which localize, and utilize, the theories presented in the classroom. AAR... ,E A-I -J , f S v B Dr. Francis S. Redburn, assistant professor of political science, and David Diroll in the key punch room of the computer center. 28fPolitical Science

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1 Dr. Margaret I. Pfau, chairman of the English department, died during 1972, following a long illness. Dr. Pfau, a specialist in Shakespeare, and a member of the English department since 1961, was one of the most highly respected members of the English department and the university com- munity.