Neurofeedback is when the patients are trained to control their own brain physiology, which can be either their own brain waves (electroencephalography or EEG), or their frontal cerebral blood flow (Hemoencephalography or HEG). The display can be the brain waves themselves (good for some patients), a display generated by the computer or a movie that the patient watches. Neurofeedback is considerably more complex than most other biofeedback modalities, and is the newest modality in the field of biofeedback. Nonetheless, there is a fair amount of research regarding its effectiveness (see Monastra, 2005; Yucha & Montgomery, 2008; Thompson & Thompson, 2003). Neurofeedback has been shown to be effective for attention deficit disorder, migraines, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, and other brain disorders (Yucha & Montgomery, 2008). Frank Duffy, a well-known neurologist, stated in a special issue of the journal Clinical Electroencephalography devoted to neurofeedback that “if any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy, it would be universally accepted and widely used” (p. v).
Duffy, F. (2000) The state of EEG biofeedback therapy (EEG operant conditioning) in 2000: An Editor’s opinion. Clinical electroencephalography, 31 (1), v-vii.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12676825_The_state_of_EEG_biofeedback_therapy_EEG_operant_conditioning_in_2000_An_editor’s_opinion
Monastra, V. (2005) Electroencephalographic biofeedback (neurotherapy) as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Rationale and empirical foundations. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 14 (1), 55-82.
Thompson, M., & Thompson, L. (2003) The neurofeedback book. Wheat Ridge, CO: AAPB.
Yucha, C & Montgomery, D (2008) Evidence-based practice in biofeedback and neurofeedback. Wheat Ridge CO: AAPB.Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback at The Brain Clinic
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