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NEUROFEEDBACK
Neurofeedback is a non-invasive and safe form of therapy that uses real-time brain activity to help individuals learn to regulate their brainwave patterns. It is used to treat a variety of conditions, including: ADHD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, executive function disorder, restless legs, and other conditions that are a result of dysregulation in brainwave patterns.
How
Does
It
Work?
QEEG
A Brain Map or QEEG is a type of brain imaging. It provides the best temporal analysis of the brain. It is detailed analysis of your specific brainwave activity throughout your brain.
We gather this information by placing a number of sensors on your head via a neurological cap similar to a swim cap. While wearing the cap, we record the strength of the key frequency bands.
Our equipment then analyzes this information via large normative databases of other brains in your age group, and we can generate a picture of the electrical activity of your entire brain. This is called a QEEG or brain map. The “Q” tells which areas of the brain are over-active, under-active, as well as which frequency band is not being well regulated by the brain.
It is a painless procedure that provides valuable information about the structure and function of your brain in real time. It is the first step in neurofeedback therapy. Using your QEEG results and other combinations of tests, symptomology, and history; we work together to customize a plan that integrates with your lifestyle and goals.
EEG Traditional Neurofeedback
By using sensors on various parts of the scalp, we can see the brainwave amplitudes in real time. If the brain has become stuck in an unhealthy pattern of making too much or too little of certain brainwaves, we can ask it to change that pattern and give it a reward when it does that task. It is a type of brain exercise and a learning modality.
Over a course of treatments, the brain quickly learns how to better self-regulate and restore balance and flexibility. This better allows for adaptation to stress and better function and performance. It is typically performed with 1, 2 or 4 sensors/channels.
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Slow Wave Alpha - Theta Training
Alpha-Theta is a unique type of neurofeedback performed while eyes are closed rather than open. It is often called Deep States by practitioners as it assists your brain in remaining in the state between a meditative (alpha) wave and a light sleep (theta) wave.
Its main purpose is to process and resolve deep issues in your subconscious mind. This type of training often makes you feel like you are floating in a dream state without allowing you to fall asleep. It is typically used for trauma/PTSD, sleep disorders, peak performance, addiction, and spiritual growth.
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Training
Neurofeedback is a form of biofeedback, which is simply the use of electronic monitoring of a normally automatic bodily function in order to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function. Over 25 years of research has told us that it is the quality of the emotion that affects how our body responds. The heart is, in fact, a highly complex information-processing center with its own functional brain. Utilizing HeartMath emWave technology, we measure the beat-to-beat changes in heart rate, called Heart Rate Variability (HRV). HRV training reduces stress, improves health, enhances focus, improves interpersonal communication, and increases creativity. It is often a precursor to neurofeedback to create coherence of the heart and emotions as well as increase oxygenation of the brain.
Read more about the history and foundational research on neurofeedback below.