Live Science
A mysterious brain network may underlie many psychiatric disorders
Researchers discovered that six psychiatric disorders seemed linked to the same underlying brain wiring.
Neuroscience News.com
Novel Neurofeedback Technique Enhances Awareness of Mind-Wandering
Everyone knows the feeling. You are trying to concentrate on driving or studying, or paying attention in a boring meeting, but suddenly, you realize that you are thinking about something irrelevant to the task at hand.
BioSource Software
Neurofeedback Shows Promise in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results when an external force produces intracranial injury through acceleration or direct impact. Mild TBI symptoms that NF may treat include deficits in memory, attention, and decision-making.
Neurofeedback Training
Link between mental health, the central nervous system and running performance
Mental health is top of mind for most of us these days. The pandemic has increased isolation, depression and anxiety. At the same time it has limited our races and group runs. Over the last two years, many athletes have opened up about their personal mental health struggles, and the resources they turn to for help.
Research Gate
“The Mind Room” in Italian soccer training: The use of biofeedback for optimum performance
Members of the Italian soccer team that recently won the World Cup utilized a number of biofeedback and neurofeedback techniques labeled “the Mind Room.” The integration of biofeedback and neurofeedback into the common practices of sport psychology assesses and teaches the athlete to maintain appropriate breathing, relaxed muscles, coherent heart rhythms and dominant alpha brain states. Details on the “Mind Room” protocol are closely guarded, but the present authors detail four components well documented in sports psychophysiology. In order to score game winning penalty kicks, the athlete needs to remain calm, but alert and focused on the goal while pandemonium is occurring around.
Georgetown Psychology
Neurofeedback Blog Series Part IV: Neurofeedback and Sleep Disorders
Many people do not realize that our brains are very active while we are asleep, and that level of activity varies throughout the night, depending on what stage of sleep we are in at the time. When we are asleep, we pass through five stages of sleep: 1, 2, 3, 4 and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Usually, we progress through those stages in that particular order, and then the cycle starts again, and each of these stages of sleep are associated with different types of brainwaves.
Georgetown Psychology
Neurofeedback for Athletes: A Reliable Treatment for Concussion Symptoms
It’s common knowledge that football is a physical sport. Even with equipment and rule changes, dangerous concussions are a risk for each player. In 2013, more than 4,500 former professional NFL players athletes sued the league and were monetarily compensated for concussion related damages, including depression and dementia (Pearson, 2013).
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Denver First Responders Find Relief From Job-Related Trauma With Neurofeedback
The job of a first responder is nothing short of honorable, but after years of seeing traumatic scenes and helping people on the worst days of their lives, it can begin to take a toll. Many first responders suffer from PTSD, anxiety, substance abuse, and exhibit suicidal tendencies due to the psychological struggles of their jobs. The "always-on" mentality can only continue for so long until a person begins to suffer under the weight of their duties.
New Research
Neurofeedback Gets You Back in the Zone
New study from Columbia biomedical engineers demonstrates that a brain-computer interface can improve your performance
New York, NY—March 12, 2019—Our state of arousal—being fearful, agitated, or calm—can significantly affect our ability to make optimal decisions, judgments, and actions in real-world dynamic environments.
Neurofeedback Paradigm
Spelling interface using intracortical signals in a completely locked-in patient enabled via auditor
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can lose all muscle-based routes of communication as motor neuron degeneration progresses, and ultimately, they may be left without any means of communication. While others have evaluated communication in people with remaining muscle control, to the best of our knowledge, it is not known whether neural-based communication remains possible in a completely locked-in state.
The purpose and focus of Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback training has been shown to be safe and effective for the past 30 years. It helps optimize brain activity so that it performs at its peak state by promoting self-regulation. People seeking peak performance in sports, business, and the performing arts, as well as adults and children seeking help with problem conditions and injury can greatly benefit from Neurofeedback.
Neurofeedback for Depression
The 5 Biotypes of Depression and the Integrative Treatment Solution
Over 300 million people suffer from depression globally according to the World Health Organization. This common mental disorder impacts almost every aspect of a person’s life, reducing their ability to function while inducing fatigue and a feeling of worthlessness.
Neurofeedback and Anxiety
Neurofeedback Blog Series Part II: Neurofeedback and Anxiety
Everyone experiences some form of anxiety at some point in their life. Evolutionarily, it is a necessary and adaptive feature for survival. A certain level of anxiety can help raise our arousal levels so that we are able to appropriately respond in high stress situations. However, when anxiety symptoms become so overwhelming that they interfere with our daily functioning, an anxiety disorder may be the source.
