Science Meets Therapy
Neurofeedback, also known as neurobiofeedback, is a form of therapy for your
brain. It treats "brain disregulation," or an imbalance in the brain's
electrical activity. In neurofeedback therapy, you learn to train your
brain to re-balance its own electrical activity.
A few electrodes are placed on the patient's head with a small amount of
conductive paste. The electrodes pick up the brain's electrical
activity and transmit it to the clinician's computer. The patient's EEG, or a picture of
the brain's electrical activity, is
displayed by the clinician's computer. Meanwhile, the patient sits in
front of a second computer which displays a game. The patient actually
plays the computer game with his or her brainwaves. The clinician can modulate what
frequencies will make the patient succeed in the game. Thus the patient's brain
is trained to produce optimum types of brainwaves and not to produce undesirable ones.
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