Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback is a powerful, non-invasive brain training technique that helps you learn to optimize your own brain activity. It's a form of biofeedback that uses real-time displays of brainwave activity to teach self-regulation and promote healthier brain function.
By directly observing your brain in action, you can learn to guide it toward more desirable states, leading to lasting improvements in various aspects of your life.
How Neurofeedback Works
During a Neurofeedback session, small, painless sensors are placed on your scalp to measure your brainwave activity. This activity is then displayed on a computer screen in real-time, often translated into a video game, animation, or movie. As your brain produces more optimal patterns, you are rewarded visually or audibly (e.g., the game progresses, the movie plays smoothly). This immediate feedback allows your brain to learn which patterns are beneficial and how to maintain them, strengthening new neural pathways.
What to Expect During a Session
Neurofeedback sessions are relaxing and engaging. You'll sit comfortably while the sensors are applied. There's no electrical current introduced to your brain; the sensors only read your brainwaves. You'll then focus on the screen, letting your brain learn through the feedback. Sessions typically last between 30 to 50 minutes. It's a gentle process that empowers your brain to improve its own regulation.
Treatment Duration
The number of Neurofeedback sessions required can vary greatly depending on individual goals and the complexity of the issues being addressed. Many individuals experience significant improvements within 20 to 45 sessions, typically attending one to two times per week. The effects of Neurofeedback training are often long-lasting as your brain learns and integrates these new, healthier patterns.
Neurofeedback Can Help!
Neurofeedback in Action
Learn more about Neurofeedback, and see one of our clients receive treatment with Infra-Low Frequencies (ILF) using visual, audial, and tactile Neurofeedback.
