Neurofeedback is a neurotherapy technique that measures a client’s brain activity to help them understand how a situation or stimulus changes it, and the effects of implementing strategies to regulate it for optimal functioning.
By measuring and showing your client their brain activity, they can “see” their emotional responses to a situation or stimulus. This technique can be helpful for showing a patient what happens when they feel anxious, and how their brain activity can change when they implement relaxation techniques.
Sometimes, clients may experience anxiety when performing cognitive tasks, which can lead to performance “choking”. This looks like a decline in task performance as the client enters an anxious emotional state. For example, a client may feel overwhelmed when they have to attend to many stimuli in a short amount of time, such as when dual-tasking. Using neurofeedback while a client completes a dual-task cognitive exercise may help the client learn to manage their anxiety and perform the cognitive task successfully.
Neurofeedback can be used for a variety of clients. Often, people with anxiety disorders, depression, brain injury, stroke, or learning disabilities may seek neurofeedback treatment. This kind of treatment can be offered by trained professionals, including medical doctors, psychologists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists.
Neurotherapy is done using Electroencephalogram (EEG) electrodes or sensors, which are then connected to a computer that displays the client’s brain activity. First, a client undergoes a quantitative EEG (qEEG) to identify which brain areas to focus on. Once a client undergoes a qEEG, the neurotherapist will tailor neurotherapy sessions based on which brain areas are functioning abnormally.
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