Neurofeedback Therapy Explained
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- What is Neurofeedback Therapy? What does Neurofeedback Therapy do?
Neurofeedback Therapy can help people to perform at their best, and people that suffer from conditions such as ADHD and Learning Disorders, Anxiety and Depression, and Migraines.
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This is by far the best video explaining this undervalued revolutionary treatment to the average person. You sir, are the hero this field needs! Please, for the sake of mankind, create as much new content on this topic as possible. I’ve seen a LOT of neurofeedback videos and you are hands-down the best messenger on the planet.
Thank you for your comments - much appreciated. Will continue to do our best :-)
I totally agree! I just startet NF Therapy and I couldn’t really understand. I was only „feeling“ it. But this Video explained it simple enough :)
That's so great....what a measurable way to capture pre and post
I just finished my first session. Absolutely incredible. The only thing I can compare it to is taking a benzodiazepine. The brain mapping data they provided me and the changes it showed was really significant. I thought this sounded like hippy BS. But I don’t feel that way now.
Great explanation of neurofeedback
How does placing two electrodes on the scalp detect if the brain is functioning normally? Standard EEG uses 34+ electrodes and can only rule in a small number of abnormal conditions.
It doesn't.
I don’t know to explain. But I gave it a try and it works. I was doubting it would work, but it does. I had migraines per years, and after 5 sections they improved dramatically.
@@desisto007 But it was migraines, we are talking about mental health disorders
instead of commenting this question you should research the answer
Two channels are adequate for a treatment session (although more are desirable). The wider protocols are always based on a 19 channel assessment of the patient.
I've suffered chronic ptsd anxiety and panic attacks, I'm permanently in fight flight I've been on antidepressants for 25 years but they no longer work so I'm no longer taking them but my symptoms are now bad again. Could this help me?
Look at doctor Bessel Van Der Kolk, he recommends EMDR, Yoga, Neurofeedback, and Somatic therapy. Somatic therapy and yoga work into getting you back in your body and overcoming the dissociation that is there due to trauma. EMDR work in rewiring the brain from the defensive mood it's been put into due to trauma. I'm not an expert by any means but this what I've learned so far and I'm starting my healing journey soon. Good luck to you, friend!
Yes neurofeedback can help you.
Uncle Reidus lol you haven’t tried it how can you conclude this
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@@issayousif4788 thanks Issa for pointing this out. Uncle Reidus is happily discounting expert opinion and empirical data. But he doesn't back up his comments with source. If leading experts in trauma treatment are open to it, patients should be too. That said, it might not cure or even help.
Does this help people with OCD disorder as well? Would love to know
It does, bro. Changed my life!
@@nickmski7034for real? Are you an agent or not?
Help for depression how many section needs the person
Is this therapy good for ptsd and grief. I suffer terribly.
Neurofeedback has a long track history of helping people with PTSD. For example - You may wish to watch the segment (35.00min to 39.40min) in this programme (Series 1, Episode 3 of Searching for Superhuman) that features neurofeedback in the treatment of PTSD and trauma: iview.abc.net.au/show/searching-for-superhuman/series/1/video/DO1846H003S00
How long nuerofeedback results last, do patients need maintainence sessions?
It's like learning to ride a bicycle or swim; once you learn to ride a bicycle or swim you are never likely to forget it.
Neurofeedback works in a similar way; once you learn to focus and pay prolonged attention you will retain it for the rest of your life to come.
You can do anywhere between 1-50 sessions. Depends on the person. You can do it 1-3 times a week. Results last a lifetime
Is there data to show the efficacy of this system?
Nope. There is no data backing up any of their claims
I just started and I am speechless. My first session I left feeling a strange reset and then the following days I felt a weight lifted off my brain. It's amazing. The data on neurofeedback is building the more available it's becoming now that more are doing it theres more reviews and confirmations that neurofeedback is effective and an amazing option for a multitude of neurological disorders
There is anecdotal data and expert opinion to support the efficacy of neurofeedback in the treatment of some mental health issues, such as anxiety disorders and PTSD. For more information read "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk, who is a well regarded psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of trauma. To the best of my knowledge there is no full randomized and peer reviewed data to support claims, so it is both incorrect to say that there is no data, and to say that it is a proven and universally valid medical procedure. It isn't quackery and may be as equally effective as a visit to a random psychotherapist. My view is, I am open to trying it as a supplement to more time tested therapies.
@@Rogdog692002 all I have is data I've collected and now my own intimate experience with it. And it's a revelating breakthrough therapy in multiple avenues of traumas, for me.
@@reidfleming5548 I've done it, It cured my chronic panic attacks. The science of in it of itself makes the way that you improve a consistent placebo.
So my brain is a puppy.
our brain might be a puppy's brain...
Yess is ur puppy nd they r controling it for u😂🧡
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Where would one find this therapy? I am also wondering what the cost's are. Thanks
It must be expensive and not covered by insurance.
Does it help in improving food sensory issue with ASD level 2 kid?
Yes! Call your local neurofeedback center and they will answer any questions
How do I make a decision regarding Tomatis Theraphy re Neurofeedback? iv been advised to use either? what is a better Theraphy??/
Neurofeedback does not work all the time for everybody, no therapy probably does. We are often asked about our "success rates" -In clinic we find that 88% of patients (based upon a retrospective case review of 100 past consecutive cases) report improvements in their symptoms to us within 10 sessions of Neurofeedback (typically over a few weeks). This means that most people, but not everybody, will find that it helps, and that most people will know within a relatively short period of time. There is also a substantial (and growing) field of scientific literature supporting Neurofeedback, particularly for disorders of attention, executive control and emotional regulation. I cannot comment specifically on the success rates / scientific literature supporting Tomatis Therapy - this is not a treatment that we provide at our clinics. I hope that this hekps, please don't hesitate to get in touch directly if you would like any further information - 08 65003277.
Is this affective for depression and anxiety that exists for a very long time? And is this helpful if tms wasn't effective?
To answer your question - Yes, neurofeedback can certainly be helpful for long-standing depression/anxiety. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us via the website: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/contact-us
I was wondering if I could use your video on my website to help explain neurofeedback.
Hi Hailey, thank you for getting in touch. We'd be happy to help but would like to know a little more about your website before granting permission. Would you please send us some more information via the website Contact Us page and we'll get back to you asap ? www.perthbraincentre.com.au/contact-us
I'm wondering roughly how much a session costs ....
Hi Lindi, current fees are $98 per session. For details see - www.perthbraincentre.com.au/appointments-and-fees
Between $80-$200. See if your insurance will cover it or cover out of pocket costs. Regardless you are paying for a new life, a much better one without severe anxiety or ptsd or adhd or whatever you have. You’re paying for a reduction in Illness and you won’t regret it, I promise! It’s life changing
@@EleanorRoweProthe way you put it sounds creepy. Almost like you are paying to be brainwashed or a part of your memory erased. I know it's not so but you made it sound like that. Like you are paying to get a new better brain implanted. Almost like we are just the brain and I personally don't believe so.
Can one learn neurofeedback at home, without sophisticated electronic machinery?
That's what im wondering. Seems like pretty simple technology, the kinda thing which I'd expect could plug into a mobile device.
Yes there are numerous brain sensing devices on the market now but I haven't used them. Look up "Best wearable eeg" and you'll see some. They even come with cool games like in this video but of course they are not going to be as accurate as professional services like seeing a neurologist but are good to get your toes wet. Here's a brief overview www.swissbionic.com/images/documents/pdf/brainwave_entrainment_en.pdf
Now if we are talking about doing it even without an EEG at anyone given moment you can hear sounds in various areas of your head. The sounds in your head that you hear in silence often mistaken for tinnitus are your biological clue about what brain wave state that area of your brain is in. When I listen closely I can hear hissing or humming. Humming occurs usually when I'm very tired and my mental functioning is not so good like poor memory. Hissing occurs when that brain area is awake or excited like when your laughing with your friends or are passionate about something. The pitch tells you what brainwave frequency that part of your brain is working at in that moment. When I am tired I hear a deeper humming sound in my left ear and my dreams are jumbled up. When I am really refreshed I hear a calm high pitch sound in my left ear and I feel great and energized and have good memory. So the deeper hum is Theta and the high pitch is beta or gamma etc. Tinnitus-the normal kind most people have has eluded science for years and it's not a sound the ears make it's a sound the brain makes-the electricity! So I have been experimenting with cycling from higher awake waves to lower groggier waves using my will power, imagination and even a slight tension in the head muscles like I am trying hard to recall something lol and the sounds and your relaxation should change. The goal is to get those waves down in BOTH regions of the brain (there's many actually) all in unison rather than one side of the brain being humming while the other is high pitched etc. It only takes 15 minutes to cycle from awake to sleepy and then another 15 to being energised but you gotta know the technique. If you are able to do that it means you are doing your own neurofeedback and literally modulating your brainwaves. Using this method as long as I'm not too exhausted from a long day I can go lay down and get myself to Delta consciously where you can get deep rest extremely fast and once you're done resting you just open your eyes and wow I can't believe how energised and awake I feel! Then there are the out of body experiences and lucid dreams you can have at difference frequencies and coherency on both sides of the brain being the most important part. What I share with you is mostly anecdotal but you can find a lot of bits and pieces that prove this already like the very idea of thinking about being tired makes you tired etc and the very idea of neurofeedback even existing shows it's possible. Just like regular exercise doing a little everyday or two will show big results after a month or two just like if you were giving your body a workout results would be most obvious a month or two later since a lot of changes have to take place so at first it may feel a little difficult. That's my 2 cents for ya.
@@CollapseDev Incredibly well written! I'm very interested, do you still use this technique today?
@@TheScarnak From time to time yes. I just clench my head, neck and ear muscles and I "feel" some buzzing in my head increase and it makes me more awake but I never bothered to take it a far as I should have I got distracted with other things since that comment. As for the lower pitch one trying to emulate deep sleep I would be cautious because you might habitually make yourself too groggy and lethargic and have too many dreams instead of restful sleep its risky. Up is always good though.
Yes! They have devices at home that Bluetooth to your phone so your brain can watch itself. You won’t have a lot of data like traditional eegs. But the training is the same with only about a 5 seconds delay. The big ones are MUSE(eeg) for calmness in thoughts. But I like MENDI(FNIRS) for attention like for adhd. There are also plenty of at home neurofeedback devices. Happy shopping!
could this help with my tinnitus? if so where could i arrange treatment?
Hi Matthew, apologies for the delay in getting back to you. Tinnitus is definitely a difficult problem, but yes, we have helped some people with tinnitus. We have 2 clinics in West Australia...
Can this method cure IBS and related anxiety??
Biofeedback has been shown to improve IBS, and both Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (that this video shows) have been shown to help anxiety. For more information see: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/conditions/anxiety
Is it ok to show part of this to patients undergoing neurofeedback? With reference to original post of course.
Hi Almira, thanks for getting in touch - perhaps you would give me a little background ? Would you please get in touch via the website ? www.perthbraincentre.com.au/contact-us
Can this help in the results of cognitive thinking due to a right side Ischemic stroke (what is stated to be a moderate stroke)
.. we do physical therapy but are interested in this for the cognitive thinking part that was at the very least damaged .. can this help ??
Dear Ray, in most cases of stroke we will tend to recommend tDCS (Trans-Cranial Direct Current Stimulation) as 'Plan A' rather than neurofeedback. See: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/services/tdcs and: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32394750/ and: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32516316/
I don't quite understand the playing a movie? what's the reward? and how would one who is in PSTD or Depression be able to make a movie play?
Hi Robert, the "reward" is that the movie becomes easier to see and to hear. See here for some more information - www.perthbraincentre.com.au/neuroknowledge/blog/what-is-neurofeedback
@@TheBrainCentre i watched that...
But my question is taking a Depressed person, or PSTD who has guilt will not allow himself to watch a movie or smile, or desire to.
I.e. if I'm told - "feel happy so the movie can play, I'll throw the TV"
Even in Trauma - some don't feel deserving of joy.. Joy has a painful response...
I guess that's more my question, getting around the negative thoughts that are so hard coded.
@@RobertLongM In my experience neurofeedback still works for people with depression/PTSD (even when there are feelings of guilt). Perhaps have a look at - this segment (35.00min to 39.40min) in this programme (Series 1, Episode 3 of Searching for Superhuman) that features neurofeedback in the treatment of PTSD and trauma: iview.abc.net.au/show/searching-for-superhuman/series/1/video/DO1846H003S00
Remember that the feedback is given directly in response to changes in EEG (not changes in feelings).
is it worth doing if you can only afford say 30 sessions?
Hi Charlotte, absolutely ! Most people we help will report good improvements within 20 sessions of neurofeedback :-) Have a look here for answers to questions like this and others - www.perthbraincentre.com.au/neuroknowledge/blog/what-is-neurofeedback Warm regards, Team PBC.
Can this help with hynpnic jerks? which is the body or brain twitching everytime you start to fall asleep and wake you up?
I believe I read the answer to that in one of my Medical Medium books, either Life Changing Foods or Thyroid Healing
This happens because your brain is going from one stage of sleep to the next, and it’s trying to move your body in a dream… but your not quuuiite in that stage of sleep yet, so your body moves in real life and will wake you up suddenly.
@@chelseablais1563 Thanks, so what do we do about this?
@@mungbean6693 is it drastically interfering with your sleep? It’s quite normal, and I’m not sure what you mean by “what to do about it”
@@chelseablais1563 Yeh it can take 3hours for them to stop. There's a whole group of people affected by this on FB unfortunately
Could this work for public speaking anxiety?
Yes Ann, Neurofeedback can certainly help public speaking anxiety (as also can biofeedback - See: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/services/biofeedback-training).
@@daniellane7409 thank you!
How do I get connected to this. I need it for my 4year add kid
Find A neurofeedback center near your area!
Is neurotherapy appropriate For Lupad (SLE) treatment?
One wouldn't consider Neurofeedback to be a treatment for SLE, although of course it can be used to help people with SLE.
Can it be helpful for schizophrenia, porn and masturbation addiction?
Hi Chrissy, there are a few (small) studies indicating that neurofeedback may help people with schizophrenia (eg academic.oup.com/schizbullopen/article/1/1/sgaa005/5771249) and addiction, although I feel there is better evidence supporting tDCS (see - www.perthbraincentre.com.au/services/tdcs and www.perthbraincentre.com.au/health-professionals/research-evidence)
How can I do neuro feedback at home??
Hi Chrissy, some clinics (including ours) do offer "home-based" neurofeedback if people live too far from the practice to easily attend for in-clinic sessions.
For those interested in discovering a little more about neurofeedback see: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/neuroknowledge/blog/what-is-neurofeedback, and for those interested more in the research and evidence see: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/health-professionals/research-evidence
Good explanation
If it’s been around so long why haven’t I heard about it tell now?
Neurofeedback has not received anywhere near the same 'coverage' in the past as more 'traditional' therapies - Although this is changing as the evidence-base continues to grow. If you are interested in learning more you are welcome to attend one of our regular Information Webinars: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/news-and-events
Mostly because of bog pharma. They are interested in you taking pills.
Does it work.for tinnitus ?
Hi Simon, apologies for the delay in replying. As I has just said to Matthew, we have seen some patients with tinnitus improve.
No one should be punished. It’s an ineffective training mechanism across all species.
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Okay but... How do we know which brainwaves are associated with the desired ailment? If you have science the top neuroscience authorities don't - share!
Hi Atticus, there is no one pattern of dysregulation or one type of brainwave that is associated with any single particular ailment (DSM diagnosis). If you are interested in learning more about this I would, as a starting point, refer you to the Research and Evidence Section on the website (in particular the paper by Livint Popa L, Dragos H, Pantelemon C et al is a good reference, as well as some of the Further Readings, such as Functional Neuromarkers for Psychiatry: Applications for Diagnosis and Treatment (2016) by Juri Kropotov).
so your just creating a habit then?
Neurofeedback changes the (habitual) patterns of electrical firing (signalling) in the brain.
@@daniellane7409 so kind of speed up version of cbt therapy?
@@daniellane7409 what kind of qualifications sould I look for, in people that offer neurofeedback.
@@conman20000 Not really, but certainly an alternative or complimentary approach to CBT.
@@conman20000 Good question - Where are you in the world ? Australia ? It would be easier if we continued this conversation via the website email (we check this more frequently) - You can contact us via: www.perthbraincentre.com.au/contact-us
Advice to potential patients - DO.NOT.DO.THIS. This is a dangerous practice - the way the brain can be influenced and changed is still largely unknown. Despite all the pop science rhetoric, neuroscience is still largely in its absolute infancy. Take it from me - whatever problems you might be experiencing, messing with a bunch of idiots and crooks who don’t know what they’re doing and don’t care, just isn’t worth it.
Maybe do some research this has been heavily research for many decades. It has been overshadowed by the heavy use of prescriptions in our culture. This has amazing results in NASA, sports, music, and so much more with hard evidence.
He's right, neurosience is largely in it's infancy. But.... I think that only because we don't understand how something helps us doesn't mean it shouldn't help us.
I’ve seen neurofeedback change many many lives for the better. As someone who’s done neurofeedback, I 100% would recommend this to anyone
@@lynnwilliams3975 neurofeedback is still not accepted as a mainstream treatment within mental health circles - and the most robust research into the intervention so far suggests it is no more effective than a placebo. Jan 12, 2022