Happy BrainLab
Transformation . Mindfulness
Peak Performance . Healing
WHAT IS NEUROFEEBACK?
Neurofeedback can be extremely useful in helping the brain reorganize in a more adaptive manner once an individual has developed additional survival resources and transitioned into a different environment. The mind/brain's ability to reorganize is extremely impressive.
In neurofeedback, your brain waves are monitored on a real-time basis and information is fedback to the brain. These electrical activity in the brain are known as EEG and these are fired by the neurons. Tiny sensors are placed on the scalp detect and monitor these brainwaves.
Neurofeedback (NF) heals the brain. Neurofeedback improves brain function so you can better engage to make more conscious, healthy decisions for yourself. Neurofeedback, also known as EEG Biofeedback, offers an additional treatment option for people with eating disorders, addictions, mood disorders, anxiety and attention deficit disorder. NFB has been around since the 1960's but it has not yet gained huge traction as a mainstream intervention, probably because the pharmaceutical industry holds the market on medication interventions.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has determined that NF is a level two evidenced based practice in the treatment of ADHD. Neurofeedback also stabilizes the brain to reduce anxiety and depression, allowing for better, more lasting recovery from eating disorders and/or other addictions. It will not solve all your problems; and it can help stabilize your brain enough for you to do the recovery work necessary for lasting change.
What we do know is that the brain is designed to adapt to changes in the body and our environment and function well at all times. However, for a variety of reasons- genetics and environment- the brain gets "out of whack", so to speak, and does not function as well as it is able. The brain then becomes "dys-regulated". Simply put, a dys-regulated brain tends to be over-stimulated when it is supposed to be calm and under-stimulated when it is supposed to be attentive. Sometimes, the brain self-corrects. When it doesn't, this dys-regulation becomes “the new normal”. So it makes sense that we should be able to re-train the brain to function optimally, the way it was designed. Just like an underinflated tyre, the car still functions (moves) but not efficiently or comfortably.