What is Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a unique, drugless approach to addressing brainwave imbalance. The goal of all Neurofeedback is to transform a dysregulated brainwave pattern into a normal, regulated, and organized pattern. By doing this, the brain becomes more stable and can operate optimally and efficiently.
The Practice
What is brainwave imbalance?
How Do I Start With Neurofeedback?
How Do I Start With Neurofeedback?
Depending upon your mental state, your brain produces four distinct brainwaves:
BETA waves occur when you are alert and focused
ALPHA waves occur when you close your eyes and relax
THETA waves occur when you start to fall asleep
DELTA waves occur when you are sleeping
Scientific research has demonstrated that for any given circumstance, there
Depending upon your mental state, your brain produces four distinct brainwaves:
BETA waves occur when you are alert and focused
ALPHA waves occur when you close your eyes and relax
THETA waves occur when you start to fall asleep
DELTA waves occur when you are sleeping
Scientific research has demonstrated that for any given circumstance, there are expected ranges of brainwave patterns and activity called normative thresholds. A balanced, properly regulated nervous system produces ordered brainwaves at the appropriate times and levels for any given situation. However, when the nervous system becomes tense and unbalanced resulting from trauma, poor nutrition, drugs/medication, food sensitivities, chemical toxicities or stress, the relevant brainwave patterns become dysregulated resulting in or presenting as different neurological conditions.
How Do I Start With Neurofeedback?
How Do I Start With Neurofeedback?
How Do I Start With Neurofeedback?
All Neurofeedback begins with a Quantitative Electroencephalogram (qEEG) evaluation. The qEEG is an assessment tool designed to objectively analyze, evaluate, and record the trainee's brainwave patterns. The Alpha NeuroFeedback Clinician-Trainer will compare the readings with normative data, including history, age, and symptoms.
The Neurofeedback Training Session
How Do I Start With Neurofeedback?
The Neurofeedback Training Session
Trainees connect to a computer using sensors that allow the computer to record their brainwave activity. These sensors are noninvasive and painless. The sensors simply receive the brainwaves emitted by the brain and carry them to the computer for amplification and recording by the Neurofeedback software. As this information transmits, in
Trainees connect to a computer using sensors that allow the computer to record their brainwave activity. These sensors are noninvasive and painless. The sensors simply receive the brainwaves emitted by the brain and carry them to the computer for amplification and recording by the Neurofeedback software. As this information transmits, information about these brainwaves is displayed on the trainer's monitor.
The Neurofeedback software automatically detects where the brainwaves are properly ordered and it feeds that information back to the patient in real time through training media chosen by the trainee: a game, movie, TV show, or music. The Neurofeedback software facilitates the training media to signal the trainee when the brainwaves normalize. The trainee is controlling the training media with their brain and by doing so, the brain is learning how to regulate itself.