Biofeedback and Behavior: A NATO Symposium, held on 27-30 July 1976 at
the Max Planck Institut fUr Psychiatrie in MUnchen, was a mul-
tidisciplinary meeting that explored both theoretical and applied issues
arising from the use of biofeedback procedures for the control of
visceral, central nervous system and skeletal events. The symposium was
multi- national in its composition. Financial support for the symposium
was initially provided by the Scientific Affairs Division of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization as part of their continuing series of
scientific symposia. Funds made avail- able by a grant from the United
States Office of Naval Research permit- ted wide-spread international
participation in the symposium. The facil- ities for the meeting were
graciously provided by the Max Planck Institut ilir Psychiatrie. We
thank each of these organizations for their support in making this
symposium possible. A special thanks is due to Dr. B.A. Bayraktar of the
Scientific Affairs Division of NA TO and Dr. Donald Wood- ward of the U.
S. Office of Naval Research, whose counsel contributed substantially to
the organization of this meeting. The planning of this symposium was
carried out in consultation with members of the organizing committee:
Rolf Engel, Pola Engel-Sittenfeld, Laverne C. Johnson, George H.
Lawrence, Gary E. Schwartz, and Da- vid Shapiro. The final form of this
symposium reflects their contribu- tions, for which we are grateful.