Biofeedback is a non-invasive, medication-free training method that helps you learn to self-regulate stress-related body responses. Using small sensors that track signals like heart rate, breathing, temperature, muscle tension, and skin conductance, a computer provides real-time audio or visual feedback. With practice, you learn to influence these typically “automatic” functions and reduce stress-driven symptoms.
Neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) is a specialized form of biofeedback that focuses on brain activity. Non-invasive electrodes placed on the scalp read your brain waves (no electricity is delivered to the brain). The system then rewards healthier patterns of activity with positive feedback—helping your brain practice and reinforce better regulation.
1. Set goals: Based on your symptoms and the training approach (e.g., calmer arousal for anxiety, steadier focus for attention concerns).
2. Measure: EEG sensors monitor brainwaves in real time while you watch a movie, listen to music, or play a simple game.
3. Train with feedback: When your brain activity moves toward the target pattern, the screen brightens, the score increases, or the audio plays smoothly.
4. Repeat: Thousands of tiny “reward” cycles per session help your brain practice more adaptive patterns (operant conditioning).
Dysregulated brain-wave patterns can accompany many mental health conditions, driving unhelpful biological responses and behaviors. In anxiety, there’s often excessive fast-frequency activity, contributing to hyperarousal, restlessness, and panic. In ADHD, a relative excess of slower activity is common, bringing brain fog, drifting attention, and poor focus. As a rule of thumb, faster waves (beta/gamma) support alertness and cognitive processing, while slower waves (alpha/theta/delta) are tied to relaxation, introspection, and deep sleep.
Neurofeedback aims to nudge dysregulated patterns (e.g., excess fast activity in anxiety or excess slow activity in inattention) toward more balanced activity that supports focus, mood, and self-control.
If you or a loved one struggles with stress, anxiety, attention, sleep, or related concerns, we can help you explore whether biofeedback or neurofeedback fits your goals. Contact us for a free consultation to discuss a personalized plan.
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