Neurofeedback is a technique designed to teach you how to control your own brainwaves. It's like learning to ride a bicycle or ski: it may take a while, but once you get it, you won't forget how to do it.
Neurofeedback developed from biofeedback. It employs a highly advanced EEG (electro-encephalogram) technology, measuring the electrical activity in the brain and employing a computer program that displays your brainwave activity on the computer’s screen. You learn to recognize aberrant brain patterns and normalize them. Specifically, you learn to recognize depressed and anxious brainwave patterns and change them. It's a learnable skill which can then be used without the computer.
Neurofeedback treatments “train your brain". It is painless and non-invasive, and the results of the therapy are permanent. And a number of studies prove it's effectiveness with anxiety, depression, and ADD.
However, neurofeedback is usually only available to patients who have been referred by mental health professionals. It is not a self-help modality. You canfind out more, and search for professionals who offer neurofeedback services at EEG Spectrum International.
