Happy BrainLab

How Does NeurOptimal Brain Training Work?

 

NeurOptimal® monitors electrical activity from the slowest 0.1 Hz up to 64 Hz on both the Left and Right hemispheres simultaneously. This is different than focusing on content or any particular EEG frequency as other systems do. The specially designed computer software and EEG hardware will detect any changes or differences in the electrical signal, which is a sign of the brain about to make a shift. The brain then decides if it means to shift or if it was shifting unnecessarily.

 

For example when you ride in the car and it runs over rumble strips on the side of the road, if it was unintentional the driver quickly responds by moving back on the road. If it was an intentional motion (it may have been to change a tyre) the driver then continues to drive off the road.

The differences in the electrical signal are measured in terms of Duration, Intensity Frequency and Shift and is unique to NeurOptimal®. This information is offered back to the brain in real time via auditory and visual interruptions of the media.

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The individual will determine what information is useful to them. This is particularly important in terms of flexibility between the frequencies and resilience when in the process of change. It has been reported that some individuals have noticed processing efficiency, stability, adaptability, and when coupled with a clean lifestyle the body learns to naturally respond to bodily functions like sleeping. These qualities are essential for healing, performance and improved outcomes.

 

Similarly, Dynamical Neurofeedback® allows the brain to assemble its own response and coping strategies based on incoming information. As a result, the NeurOptimal® system is intrinsically non-­‐invasive and non-­‐corrective. Process Variability–In addition to infinitely cycling and self-­‐regulating, the brain does not possess absolute values for how much of any particular brain wave is inherently “best” for certain activities. Any such "average" significantly varies from person to person and moment to moment throughout the day. This amount depends on many factors: the task in which the person is engaged; time of day, blood sugar levels; recent amount of rest and sleep, overall health, etc.. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0013469484901950)

 

Given these multiple variables, Dynamical Neurofeedback® does not attempt to restore brain waves to some presumed "average" or "best" level. Instead. NeurOptimal® simply provides the central nervous system with information about what it has already done and allows the brain itself sort out the value of that information. Harnessing the brain’s intrinsic intelligence to regulate the amount of brain waves necessary in any specific moment for that individual is infinitely more effective than turning the task over to even the most powerful computer processor. (http://neuro.cjb.net/content/20/2/617.full)