The concept of biofeedback was introduced at a conference in Santa Monica in 1969.

How was biofeedback invented?

In Indian Medicine, Yogis used to practice the same in the form of yoga and transcendental meditation [1]. The term biofeedback, 'a real-time physiological mirror' was first coined in 1969 borrowing the feedback concept formalised by cybernetics during World War II.

Who is the father of biofeedback?

Three such researchers, known as “The Father's of Biofeedback”, were Neal Miller, John Basmajian and Joe Kamiya. Miller performed extensive behavioral research with animals and discovered, under certain conditions, they could be trained to control their body functions.