Re: Biofeedback/Neurofeedback

[Anonymous]

From my research on neurofeedback I have found the following: Neurofeedback is good for helping one develop and maintain various mental states. The theory is: mental states have corresponding brain states, and the brain states in neurofeedback are represented by brain wave patterns. In neurofeedback, one first attains the desired mental state (ie. calm, focused and relaxed) and notes the corresponding brain wave pattern. Then, one tries to maintain their desired mental state while using the feedback about their brain wave patterns to help them realize whether they are maintaining the desired mental state.

Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes. If one practices being calm, focused, and relaxed, then they will improve their ability to be calm, focused, and relaxed. It takes people much more than 10 times practicing something to improve on something they find difficult, so you can’t expect neurofeedback to do too much in 10 tries. You take drugs to improve your ability to focus, but if you can improve your ability to focus by other means then you can begin to rely less on your meds.

Jim C., if you didn’t feel like you improved your focus with neurofeedback, why did you agree to stop taking your meds?

You don’t need a neurofeedback trainer to help you train your focus, just as you don’t need a personal trainer to help you lose weight or gain muscle, but people keep paying for these services probably because they find it helps.

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