Abstract
The Japanese Society of Biofeedback Research has launched in 1973, and continues academic conferences annually for more than 40 years. During each conference, the Planning Committee of the Society has been discussing about development of biofeedback, and decided to conduct a questionnaire survey for society members who attended the 40th annual conference in 2012. The questions were as follows; 1. Essential role of the society, 2. Request for the society, 3. Materials or information to provide non-members from the society, 4. Appropriateness of the name of the society, 5. Content of annual conferences, 6. Utilization of international foundation of the society, 7. Homepage of the society, and 8. Other opinions. As results, 25 members completed the questionnaire. Summarizing these answers, the collaboration among experts in the fields of medicine, engineering, and psychology is the great advantage for the society, and participations of students and young scholars are essential for the development of biofeedback. To complete the task proposed in this survey, information exchange is required between the society and the international society related to biofeedback in the academic setting, as well as between the society and people living in the community in regard to the usage of biofeedback technology in daily lives.
