Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback - Brain Computer Interface
Our services are based on the results of Individual quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG)
assessment. Additional event related potential (ERP) measures may be added to get a clear individualized
picture of the person's brain function. Traditional neuropsychological testing is also often included.
Neurofeedback or Brain Computer Interface training is well documented in hundreds of well controlled
research studies and among the world's most recognized neuroscience authorities it is not consider
experimental. Due to the complexity and cost associated with training and certification, most doctors are
unaware of the benefits and methods.
With electronic sensors attached to your head, advanced brain imaging technology shows you your brain at
work. Intently watching the computer display, you begin to alter this activity. You see the changes on the
screen milliseconds after they occur in your brain, and hear computer tones to signal the change the
moment you succeed. This instantaneous information helps you gain increasing control and mastery. You
are changing your brain...
This is not science fiction. It is real neuroscience, made practical, and available in our center to help you
meet your goals. It is a research-supported way to train your brain to sharpen attention, relieve anxiety, and
improve mood, without medication. It is called neurofeedback, or neurotherapy, or EEG biofeedback
Research has shown that many kinds of psychological difficulty are associated with problems in activation
in various areas of the brain. Patterns of underactivation, over-activation, or disturbed coordination of brain
activity have been found with many kinds of symptoms in brain imaging studies. This is true of attention
deficits, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders, tics, and learning disabilities.
The electroencephalograph (EEG) is a way to show and measure brain activation. The EEG shows
momentary increases and decreases in activity only milliseconds after they occur in the brain area being
monitored. Over twenty years ago, neuroscientists discovered that we are able to alter these patterns of
activation in the brain if we can see the momentary changes the instant they occur. This process is called
biofeedback - getting immediate information about our biological processes.
Our services are based on the results of Individual quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG)
assessment. Additional event related potential (ERP) measures may be added to get a clear individualized
picture of the person's brain function. Traditional neuropsychological testing is also often included.
Neurofeedback or Brain Computer Interface training is well documented in hundreds of well controlled
research studies and among the world's most recognized neuroscience authorities it is not consider
experimental. Due to the complexity and cost associated with training and certification, most doctors are
unaware of the benefits and methods.
With electronic sensors attached to your head, advanced brain imaging technology shows you your brain at
work. Intently watching the computer display, you begin to alter this activity. You see the changes on the
screen milliseconds after they occur in your brain, and hear computer tones to signal the change the
moment you succeed. This instantaneous information helps you gain increasing control and mastery. You
are changing your brain...
This is not science fiction. It is real neuroscience, made practical, and available in our center to help you
meet your goals. It is a research-supported way to train your brain to sharpen attention, relieve anxiety, and
improve mood, without medication. It is called neurofeedback, or neurotherapy, or EEG biofeedback
Research has shown that many kinds of psychological difficulty are associated with problems in activation
in various areas of the brain. Patterns of underactivation, over-activation, or disturbed coordination of brain
activity have been found with many kinds of symptoms in brain imaging studies. This is true of attention
deficits, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders, tics, and learning disabilities.
The electroencephalograph (EEG) is a way to show and measure brain activation. The EEG shows
momentary increases and decreases in activity only milliseconds after they occur in the brain area being
monitored. Over twenty years ago, neuroscientists discovered that we are able to alter these patterns of
activation in the brain if we can see the momentary changes the instant they occur. This process is called
biofeedback - getting immediate information about our biological processes.
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Many years of experience in clinics all over the world and numerous scientific studies have shown that this
ADHD, to elevate mood in those with depression, to facilitate recovery in those with addictions, to relieve
anxiety, improve cognitive function, and to decrease seizures.
Frank Duffy, MD, Neurologist, Head of the Neuroimaging Department and of Neuroimaging Research at
Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School Professor, conducted an independent review of
the literature on neurofeedback for Clinical Electroencephalography (2000). He summarized his findings as
follows:
“The literature, which lacks any negative study of substance, suggests that EEG biofeedback therapy
should play a major therapeutic role in many difficult areas. In my opinion, if any medication had
demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy, it would be universally accepted and widely used. “
In a recent paper Update on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder published in Current Opinion in
Pediatrics Katie Campbell Daley reviewed the research and practice standards on treatment of ADHD. Dr.
Campbell serves on the staff of the Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and in the
Department of Pediatrics of the Harvard Medical School. She concluded:
"Overall, these findings support the use of multi-modal treatment, including medication, parent/school
counseling, and EEG biofeedback, in the long term management of ADHD, with EEG biofeedback in
particular providing a sustained effect even without stimulant treatment...parents interested in non-
psychopharmacologic treatment can pursue the use of complementary and alternative therapy. The therapy
most promising by recent clinical trials appears to be EEG biofeedback."
A special issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America was devoted to emerging
interventions that affect brain function. Neurofeedback was featured in seven of the ten chapters in the
volume. The volume editors provided an overview and clinical perspective on all the approaches presented.
About neurofeedback they concluded:
"EEG biofeedback meets the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry criteria for clinical
guideline (CG) for treatment of ADHD, seizure disorders, anxiety (OCD, GAD, PTSD, phobias), depression,
reading disabilities, and addictive disorders. This suggests that EEG biofeedback should always be
considered as an intervention for these disorders by the clinician."
Many additional controlled research studies from around the world further support the effective use of
neurofeedback for conditions such as mild traumatic brain injury and ADHD. Pros and cons of medication
vs neurofeedback for ADHD are outlined at the Brain Clinic site.
See SAN Link and ISNR Link
ADHD, to elevate mood in those with depression, to facilitate recovery in those with addictions, to relieve
anxiety, improve cognitive function, and to decrease seizures.
Frank Duffy, MD, Neurologist, Head of the Neuroimaging Department and of Neuroimaging Research at
Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School Professor, conducted an independent review of
the literature on neurofeedback for Clinical Electroencephalography (2000). He summarized his findings as
follows:
“The literature, which lacks any negative study of substance, suggests that EEG biofeedback therapy
should play a major therapeutic role in many difficult areas. In my opinion, if any medication had
demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy, it would be universally accepted and widely used. “
In a recent paper Update on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder published in Current Opinion in
Pediatrics Katie Campbell Daley reviewed the research and practice standards on treatment of ADHD. Dr.
Campbell serves on the staff of the Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and in the
Department of Pediatrics of the Harvard Medical School. She concluded:
"Overall, these findings support the use of multi-modal treatment, including medication, parent/school
counseling, and EEG biofeedback, in the long term management of ADHD, with EEG biofeedback in
particular providing a sustained effect even without stimulant treatment...parents interested in non-
psychopharmacologic treatment can pursue the use of complementary and alternative therapy. The therapy
most promising by recent clinical trials appears to be EEG biofeedback."
A special issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America was devoted to emerging
interventions that affect brain function. Neurofeedback was featured in seven of the ten chapters in the
volume. The volume editors provided an overview and clinical perspective on all the approaches presented.
About neurofeedback they concluded:
"EEG biofeedback meets the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry criteria for clinical
guideline (CG) for treatment of ADHD, seizure disorders, anxiety (OCD, GAD, PTSD, phobias), depression,
reading disabilities, and addictive disorders. This suggests that EEG biofeedback should always be
considered as an intervention for these disorders by the clinician."
Many additional controlled research studies from around the world further support the effective use of
neurofeedback for conditions such as mild traumatic brain injury and ADHD. Pros and cons of medication
vs neurofeedback for ADHD are outlined at the Brain Clinic site.
See SAN Link and ISNR Link