Neurofeedback News

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.      “FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONQ:  I had an alha/theta treatment at the back of my head and that night I had many dreams.  The next day I was quite emotional but after a few days I felt great.  What happened? A:  Clients frequently recall long-forgotten […]

Our brains are very good at letting us know when something is wrong. Being tired, angry or just confused could be signals that the brain needs attention. However, fatigue may not just be a lack of sleep. Likewise, anger may be more than a reaction to present events. It could be that the brain is […]

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D. “FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION:  Q:  My son uses drugs.  He will not come to see you, and I think the reason is because he thinks you will be able to tell that he has used drugs.  Can you tell from his brain if he has used […]

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.      “Excessively high theta amplitude in the back portions of the brain is often found in children with autism and Asperger’s. . . . .  High theta/beta ratios in the back of the brain are related to the detached states seen in autism; the […]

Frequently Asked Questions in Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.      “Question:  I come from a long line of alcoholics, so obviously it’s genetic.   Can neurotherapy help my predisposition toward alcoholism?      Answer:  The brain is remarkably plastic, meaning it can be modified.  So even genetic conditions can be modified.”

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.    ” FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION” Q:  My autistic  daughter was treated by a nurse who conducted brainwave biofeedback.  My daughter became much worse.  The nurse said that this outcome had nothing to do with her treatment and that my child was not a good candidate […]

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.  “FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:  Q.  I am epileptic, and my doctor says I have to take medication for the rest of my life.  She says there is no evidence that neurotherapy helps.  Does neurotherapy (neurofeedback) reduce seizures? A.  Go to the Internet and look up neurotherapeutic […]

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.      “The use of SMR for clinical purposes was discovered by chance.  Barry Sterman, now professor emeritus at the University of California School of Medicine, found that SMR in cats could be increased in amplitude by experimental procedures that quieted the cat’s body.  He […]

From Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle, Ph.D.     “A tune-up treatment often used for elderly people who feel they are becoming mentally sluggish or forgetful is to increase alpha parking/unparking efficiency.  This type of treatment is also used to correct iatrogenic “Alzheimer’s” disorder–that is, symptoms that mimic Alzheimer’s but are caused by […]

From Healing Young Brains by Robert Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D.    “Often children do not demonstrate the typical signs we think of as depressive signals; instead, some children become more irritable and defiant.  They are often angry about not feeling well and so they act out or show irritability or impulsivity.  They get […]

From Healing Young Brains by Robert Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D. TENSION HEADACHES “The second type of headache we see is the tension headache.  We generally approach this type of head pain similarly to the way we approach stress and anxiety.  The muscle contraction, or tension, headache is different from the migraine.  It is […]

From Healing Young Brains by Robert Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D. “To simplify the problem, migraines are due to the dilatation of the scalp arteries, in other words, there is too much blood in the scalp arteries.  This type of headache usually starts with vasoconstriction ( a narrowing of arteries that reduces the blood […]

Healing Young Brains by Robert Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M. D. This may sound like an awesome task, but Dr. Sterman and his colleagues were able to train cats to make more SMR.  This is not fantasy or magic, it is simply a training program.  If we give the brain information about how inside-the-skin events […]

From Healing Young Brains by Robert Hill, Ph.D., and Eduardo Castro, M.D. “Seizures are caused by abnormal and excessive amplitude brainwave spiking.  The spikes are known as epileptiform discharges   That means that you get a very high spike(s) in the brainwaves.  It is like a strong burst of energy in a particular area of the […]

So what do cats have to do with seizures? Read on to find out. Perhaps one of the most interesting issues in using neurofeedback to treat disorders is the fact that almost all of our early research was on the treatment of drug-refractory cases of epilepsy. now, most neurofeedback therapists see very few cases of […]

Mild Cognitive Impairment duration is 7 years.  Mild Alzheimer’s is 2 years.  Moderate Alzheimer’s 2 years, and Severe Azheimer’s is 3 years.  As the disease progresses, Alzheimer’s spreads throughout the brain impairing many brain areas and  the function associated with those areas.  Neurofeedback’s Brain Brightening Program helps slow this process down and in many cases […]

Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma by Sebern F. Fisher, M.A.  foreward by Bessel van der Kalk, M.D. “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is known to be a problem of overactivation of the anterior cingulate.  This structure misfires and its signals are transmitted over neural networks  that connect the cingulate to other structures.  OCD is also […]

From Healing Young Brains by Robert Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D. “The essential features of oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) are, of course, being defiant and/or oppositional. ODD also includes a chronic negative attitude.  In the more severe cases, there is overt hostility toward authority, which can eventually lead to trouble with the law.  Children […]