Oppositional Defiance Disorder
“Many scientists have reported that underactivity of the right frontal regions of the brain is associated with anger, hostility, and violent behavior. This disparity can be either genetic or the result of TBI. In my experience, this condition is more often found in males, which makes sense because males are more likely than females to.. read more →
Depression
“With adults, an inequality in the frontal lobes, with the left being less active than the right, may be found in association with frequent episodes of depression. This condition can be related to their problems as children with attention and focus; such problems result from the lack of interest and motivation associated with the early.. read more →
Occipital Theta Deficiency
” Indeed, a large percentage of adults with untreated ADHD develop alcoholism, and a disproportionate number of incarcerated offenders havd ADHD. This complex relationship of addiction and criminality to ADHD has both neurophysiological and social causes. Assume for a moment that a young adult male, let’s call him Michael, has a moderately severe form of.. read more →
High-Frontal-Alpha Attention Deficit Disorder
“This form of ADHD is marked by heightened alpha activity over the frontal cortex. The typical symptoms associated with this condition are poor organizational, sequencing, and planning skills and being easily distracted. The child/adult is unable to complete tasks, appears flighty, and although not having reading problems, has a problem remembering what has been read… read more →
ADHD Case Study
“The distinguishing feature of CADD (Common Attention Deficit Disorder) is excessive theta activity over the sensory motor cortex on top of the brain. Prominent characteristics of this condition are being easily distracted, daydreaming, and having problems retaining information. To give an example of how a CADD case is treated, let’s look at Molly. Molly, who.. read more →
Diagnosing ADHD
“ADHD takes many forms. Some are common and some quite rare. Some respond rapidly to treatment while others take more time. Some drive teachers and parents crazy while others elicit sympathy and caring. In some cases, the difference between a label of ADD and ADHD is the severity of the disorder. In other cases, the.. read more →
Neuroplasticity of the Brain
“The Plasticity of the Brain Expanding Boundaries” Another exciting avenue of research, enriching the brain’s general capabilities, has tremendous potential. Traditionally, people have been taught that they have to live with the limitations they were born with. If you are born with an IQ of 85, then you have that level of intelligence.. read more →
Is Your Brain Causing You Pain?
“Some Possible Brainwave Effects: TOO MUCH: Mental fog, pain=Delta Waves. Cannot stay focused=Theta Waves. Cannot finish projects, cannot sleep=Alpha Waves. Anxiety=Beta.TOO LITTLE: Poor sleep=Delta Waves. Cannot relax=Theta Waves. Mental chatter=Alpha Waves. Cannot concentrate=Beta Waves.” pg.29 Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle. Too much or too little of any brain wave pattern causes symptoms.. read more →
It’s All In Your Head, Neurofeedback
“The client soon understands that the referring physician believes that the client’s problems are not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s problems and not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s mental condition. My response to clients who have been told, “It’s all in.. read more →
Neurofeedback, Symphony in the Brain
“When I heard that there was a new kind of biofeedback that amplifies your brain waves and allows you to make your brain stronger, I thought, wasn’t biofeedback something that came and went in the 1970’s? I had never tried it, but I associated it vaguely with the seventies, the Beatles, and transcendental meditation. .. read more →