Our Team and Credentials
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Ali Hashemian holds a Ph.D.in Clinical Psychology from Western Graduate School of Psychology and has completed the Hearing Conservation Certification program at Portland State University. He also has completed the Professional Program in Neuropsychological Assessment from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Hashemian has received several hundred hours of continuing education and training in child and adolescent psychiatric disorders from Harvard Medical School. He has completed the intensive course in Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Beth Israel Hospital. He is a Certified Berard Practitioner, as well as a Certified Solisten (by Tomatis) System provider and an Associate of the International Association of Registered Certified Tomatis Consultants. He is a member of the Harvard Medical School Post-Graduate Association (Department of Continuing Education) and American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Hashemian is CEO of Brain Science International, the leading provider of EEG/qEEG/ERP analysis and education worldwide. Carl Hirsch, O.D., FCOVD is an Optometrist with 25 years of experience in Vision Therapy. He is a graduate of the New England College of Optometry, and attended the Residency Program in Visual Therapy at the State University of New York, School of Optometry. He has extensive experience in procedures for the symptoms of learning-related Vision Problems, including ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Reading, and Tracking Problems, as well as Visual Rehabilitation for Special Populations, including Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Stroke, Whiplash, Developmental Delays, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, among others. Dr. Hirsch has a general practice with a specialty in vision development/vision therapy and is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. Dr. Hirsch performs visual examinations and vision therapy for some of the center's clients. back to top of pageMeyer Proler, M.D. is a graduate of Baylor University, College of Medicine, and is certified by the American EEG Society Board of Qualifications, as well as the American Board of Electroencephalography with special competence in Quantified EEG. He has been a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor University for over 14 years. He has had numerous scientific papers on neurology published. Dr. Proler is a member of American Medical Association, American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology and American Academy of Neurology, among others. Dr. Proler reviews EEG files for the center's clients.
Gregory Alter, Ph.D. is a California Licensed Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Alter is also a managing director of NeuroAdvantage, specializing in the clinical integration of light and sound neuromodulation, neurofeedback, and biofeedback. He brings over thirty years of experience in the use of biofeedback to enhance attention, performance and well-being. In addition, Dr. Alter offers educational assessments and psychotherapy. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, and the National Register of Healthcare Providers in Psychology. Dr. Alter is a pioneer in the biofeedback field, integrating diverse approaches from both biofeedback and the psychology of health and well-being. Dr. Alter is a member of American Board of Professional Psychology and is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology and Board Certified in General Biofeedback and Neurofeedback. Dr. Alter has worked with Attention and Achievement Center for over ten years, providing clinical supervision and training in psychophysiology. Dr. Alter provides clinical supervision at the center.
Dr. Jackson has taught at the University of Michigan, has been a participant in continuing education courses in advanced psychopathology and advanced psychotherapeutic techniques, and has been a participant and presenter in continuing clinical case conferences and weekly supervision. As an interdisciplinary team leader and a staff psychologist at several psychiatric hospitals and outpatient clinics for children and adults, Dr. Jackson was responsible for the coordination of therapy interventions for individual and group therapy, and offered parental guidance and coaching for adults and parents of child outpatients. Dr. Jackson has been a research team member at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, the University of Michigan Center for the Child and Family, and the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.
He is a graduate of University of Arkansas School of Medicine and is a member of The Association of California Neurologists and the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society.
In addition to years of in-patient and out-patient neurology practice, Dr. Bass’s experience includes running a state hospital ward for chronic mental problems including developmental disorders, as well as running the medical care for the Alameda County Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center. He has done years of Orthopedic Disability exams in addition to neurological ones. He participated in research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Currently, he practices in Northern California and provides review and neurological examination services to selected clients at The Attention and Achievement Center.
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Carl Hirsch, O.D., FCOVD
Meyer Proler, M.D.
Gregory Alter, Ph.D., ABPP, BCIA 
Anne Jackson, Ph.D. (PSY 17785) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and certified professional life coach with over 20 years of experience in clinical evaluation, psychological testing, and psychotherapy with adults, families, adolescents and children. She completed her doctorate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Detroit Psychiatric Institute, where she was responsible for evaluations and psychotherapy with children and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. 
Francine Grevin, Psy.D. (PSY 16634) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of clinical settings. Her clinical experience includes work with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Asperger's, Tourette's, ADHD and Bipolar Disorder as well as anxiety and depression, grief, childhood abuse and adjustment disorders. Her background includes an internship in the Psychiatry Department of Children's Hospital Oakland, psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents on the Child and Family Team of a large HMO, therapy and psychological testing in an acute psychiatric hospital. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Alliant University after obtaining her B.A. degree in Psychology at the University of California Davis. 
Dr. Michael Bass, M.D. is a Board Certified Clinical Electroencephalographer and Neurologist with over 30 years of experience as a diagnostician. He has developed expertise in technologies outside EEG, notably performing and interpreting electromyography; nerve conduction studies; carotid arteriography; and Doppler/ultrasound studies of cervical, cranial, and peripheral blood vessels. He has had training in Quantitative EEG (QEEG). 
Jay Gunkelman, QEEG Diplomate is recognized as one of the top leaders in the field of EEG and QEEG, and has processed over 500,000 EEGs since 1972. He has served as president of The International Society for Neurofeedback and Research as well as a board member and treasurer of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Jay was the first EEG technologist to be certified in QEEG (1996) and to be granted Diplomate status in 2002. He has published and conducted or participated in hundreds of research papers, articles and meetings internationally. He continues to lecture on EEG/QEEG at neuroscience meetings worldwide; authoring a textbook on Artifacts (2001). Jay remains busy with current projects and publications related to his seminal paper on EEG Endophenotypes (2005, Clinical Electroencephalography).
