HOW DOES IT WORK?
The way it works is that special sensors (electrodes) are placed on
the scalp and ear lobes to measure the brain wave electrical activity.
Minute fluctuations in the electromagnetic field produced by the brain
are recorded at the scalp and analyzed by a computer to provide detailed
information about the functioning of the central nervous system. The
brain's neural signals can be presented instantly as feedback that the
brain responds to, in the form of animated images and sounds (music/tones)
that encourage the production of healthy brain waves and decrease production
of unhealthy ones. Having learned to modify your brainwaves directly,
you can modify a wide variety of corresponding mental, emotional and
physical states. A computer is placed a few feet directly in front of
the client. It looks like you are playing a video game using brainwaves
while stabilizing/normalizing the brain and increasing flexibility.
Furthermore, EEG Biofeedback enables you to monitor, change and eventually
control your brain waves. In other words, it allows you to learn voluntary
control of your brain wave activity. Similar to workout/exercise, you
can build healthier and stronger brain waves. The monitor displays specific
patterns that the client attempts to change by producing the appropriate
type of brain wave. The monitor rewards the client for producing the
appropriate brain wave by providing positive reinforcement in the form
of sounds and images. Clients are trained through operant conditioning
process to augment (increase) certain brain wave patters associated
with healthy mind/body functioning and inhibit (decrease) those brain
wave patterns that are associated with various conditions/dysfunctions/disorders.
In other words, the goal is to produce healthy brain wave patterns and
reduce the unhealthy ones. Once the skill is acquired, it becomes self-sustaining.
