Does Neurofeedback Work or is it a Sham?

In the new and fast growing "brain training" industry, neurofeedback, or EEG biofeedback, is becoming better known.  With the growing understanding by the public that the brain, as with other organ, benefits from being trained, people are looking to understand what is worth the time and expense and what's just hype. Before jumping into the important topic of assessing if neurofeedback works or is a sham, first a look at…

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Best Neurofeedback System For Children

What To Consider When Deciding If Neurofeedback Is Right For Your Child Neurofeedback, EEG biofeedback, or brain training as some call it, is growing in popularity for kids. Parents need help to understand what is the >best way to train with neurofeedback and if it is safe to use for their children's wellness needs.  Before learning about the different brands it's important to understand that there are two basic types of neurofeedback and that…

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What Are The Benefits of Neurofeedback?

At our Denver Neurofeedback office we get this question daily. Not surprising because neurofeedback is a relatively new brain training technology. It has been around since the 1970s but only in the last 10 years has it become popular with research articles being published and books like: The Body Keeps the Score by leading trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. This book lists supports for overcoming traumatic stress and…

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Best Brain Training For Stress

Why Train Your Brain? Brain training is a new way to think about actively supporting your health through activities that positively impact your brain.  Though some brain training techniques, such as playing bridge, doing crosswords or getting exercise, have been used for optimizing cognitive sharpness and emotional wellness for decades, the idea behind training your brain has developed in recent years as brain science has confirmed the brain is plastic…

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Home Neurofeedback: Newest Technology Designed For Safe Use At Home

Neurofeedback, or EEG biofeedback, used to only be safe and effective if administered by a health care clinician trained in setting brain frequency protocols to gently force a brainwave pattern change in the client. This era of in-office neurofeedback as the only effective and safe chose is over. When the speed of computing power reached that of the human brain, real-time millisecond-by-millisecond feedback for the brain became possible. This type…

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Neurofeedback For Kids: How It Helped Us Heal After A Scary Injury

Recently, my two-year-old daughter took a hard fall and knocked out her baby teeth. While there will be no long-term damage or scars, the event was very frightening and gory for the whole family. She tripped and fell, the landed her full weight on her upper teeth...right on the edge of a steel-edged staircase. Needless to say, there was a lot of blood, a lot of pain and a whole lot…

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