Biocomp Research Archive

Explore the people, discoveries, technologies, and milestones that helped shape the evolution of biofeedback and neurofeedback research.

1973

Established

50+

Years of Research, Development & Training

HEG

Pioneering Neurofeedback Innovation

GENERATIONS

100s of Practitioners Trained

Experience the people, discoveries, and laboratory innovations
that helped shape the development of biofeedback and neurofeedback.

Marjorie Toomim pioneering "Active Biofeedback" during psychotherapy.

Timeline of Discovery

Follow the people, research, patents, and breakthroughs that contributed to more than fifty years of innovation in psychophysiology.

Archive Assets

The People Behind
the Science

Marjorie and Hershel Toomim brought together clinical psychology and engineering to create a new discipline — translating psychophysiology into practical tools for the human mind.

Co-Founder

Marjorie Toomim Ph.D.   

Clinical psychologist and biofeedback pioneer dedicated to education, research, and self-regulation training.

Marjorie K. Toomim, Ph.D.

Co-Founder

Hershel Toomim Sc.D.

Engineer, inventor, and biofeedback pioneer whose innovations helped advance physiological monitoring and neurofeedback research.

Electrical Engineering · Innovation

Historical Gallery

Explore photographs, laboratory equipment, publications, patents, awards, and clinical spaces that document the Institute’s history and contributions to the field.

Archive Expansion

The work of Marjorie and Hershel Toomim lives on in three interconnected forms — research preserved, practitioners trained, and communities served.

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Laboratory Photographs

Scanned archival prints from the Toomim lab, 1973–2010

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Research Documents

Technical papers, manuscripts, and correspondence

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Instrument Records

Schematics, prototypes, and device documentation

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Audio & Video

Lectures, conference presentations, and clinical recordings

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