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What is Neurofeedback?

Learn how self-regulation training allows the central nervous system to function better.
ADHD

Learn how this family deals with the daily challenges of raising a child with ADD/ADHD.
Autism

An interview with four families dealing with the challenges of raising a child with Autism.
Chronic Pain

Meet Caroline Grierson, a nurse practicing neurofeedback for pain management, in association with Dr. Prager, a leading pain specialist at UCLA.
Peak Performance

Neurofeedback for Peak Performance, featuring the work of Rae Tattenbaum and Susan Othmer.
PTSD

Regaining Control
In this powerful video a USMC Captain with multiple deployments in Iraq shares his experiences in dealing with PTSD, and how neurofeedback treatment at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton aided in his recovery.
School-based Brain Training Shown to Alleviate ADHD

Source: bostonglobe.com By Deborah Kotz February 17, 2014
With more than one in 10 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, parents and doctors alike have been eager to find alternatives to prescription stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall. Some of these options include computer programs that train the brain to increase attention span and a therapy called neurofeedback where a practitioner teaches children how to keep their brain calm and focused.
Read Article on Brain Training & ADHDTrain The Brain: Using Neurofeedback To Treat ADHD

Source: npr.org by Jon Hamilton
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Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention

Source: nytimes.com by Katherine Ellison
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This is neurofeedback, a kind of biofeedback for the brain, which practitioners say can address a host of neurological ills – among them attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, depression and anxiety – by allowing patients to alter their own brain waves through practice and repetition.

Biofeedback Now Seen as “Regular” Medicine

Source: Yahoo.com – by Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter
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Biofeedback used to be thought of as alternative therapy – something that might help but wasn’t considered a fully legitimized medical treatment. No more. U.S. soldiers returning from war now use biofeedback to help deal with post-traumatic stress disorder. People suffering from chronic pain often find relief in biofeedback. Even athletes are using biofeedback to gain better control over their bodies.

First Direct Evidence of Neuroplastic Changes Following Brainwave Training

Source: ScienceDailyMarch 12, 2010
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Significant changes in brain plasticity have been observed following alpha brainwave training. “The novel finding may have important implications for future non-pharmacological therapies of the brain and calls for a serious re-examination and stronger backing of research on neurofeedback, a technique which may be promising tool to modulate cerebral plasticity in a safe, painless, and natural way.”

Doctors Preach “Brain Training” to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

by Sarah Lucero / KENS 5
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There are a growing number of medical experts who say they have discovered a groundbreaking treatment that doesn’t involve taking more pills or traditional approaches. It involves stimulating the brain in a way that’s never been done before.