Neurofeedback..

Although we don’t realize it, our brain electrical patterns, or EEG, correspond to particular states of mind. When we are engaged in solving problems, or listening to programs we are interested in, our brains are producing particular patterns of electrical activity. Conversely, if we are not interested in a speaker and are daydreaming during a lecture we produce a different EEG pattern. However, for some persons such switching of EEG patterns may not occur. For example, in many persons with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) the pattern normally found during daydreaming persists when they are attempting to attend and engage in problem solving. The science of biofeedback has proven that individuals can learn to change and regulate various physiological states, such as their EEG patterns, if connected to electronic monitoring equipment providing real-time visual or auditory feedback concerning changes in those states. This is what occurs during neurofeedback training (also often called neurotherapy). The feedback regarding EEG changes enables persons with ADHD, for example, to develop and maintain brain electrical activity patterns normally associated with focused problem solving. In most cases this leads to improved focus across many learning situations. In addition to ADHD, there are abnormal EEG patterns often uniquely associated with depression, anxiety and certain other conditions. Research and years of clinical neurofeedback experience have demonstrated that when persons learn to self-regulate and normalize such abnormal patterns, symptoms often disappear or are alleviated. Successfully training the brain is possible because of what neuroscientists refer to as “plasticity”. Recent research has demonstrated that the human brain is much more plastic than formerly believed, and the many successes of neurofeedback training support this.

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