{"id":44,"date":"2024-03-30T04:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T04:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomneurofeedback.com\/blog\/?p=44"},"modified":"2024-05-29T00:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:43:56","slug":"what-is-neurofeedback-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomneurofeedback.com\/blog\/what-is-neurofeedback-training\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Neurofeedback Training?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever been in training? You train your body to run a race, play a sport, or strengthen your muscles. Neurofeedback training is training for your brain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback. During biofeedback, you\u2019re connected to electrical pads that help you get information about your body. In the case of neurofeedback, it explains how brains work by measuring and transmitting signals to a person. The signals are the feedback. The type of feedback can vary from sounds to silences depending on the training used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Training increases your ability and improves your skills. Military members train to maintain and improve the skills needed for their jobs. This way, in a real-life scenario they will be able to respond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teachers train to learn new techniques. They learn about new research and teaching methods and how to use new technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You train your body when you play sports, lift weights, or do yoga. It keeps your body fit. It also has other benefits. These include better balance, bone strength, heart health, and lower depression risks.<\/p>\n

Neurofeedback trains the brain for efficiency and sharpness.<\/strong> The brain controls thought, memory, and emotion. It also controls motor skills, vision, and breathing, as well as hunger, and all body processes. Neurofeedback promotes optimal brain function.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What is Neurofeedback?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cNeurofeedback is a kind of biofeedback, which teaches self-control of brain functions to subjects by measuring brain waves and providing a feedback signal.\u201d( Marzbani H, Marateb HR, & Mansourian M. 2016)<\/span><\/p>\n

Think of it like this: our brains make electrical signals. This is much like how a radio emits waves. A tool called an electroencephalograph (EEG) measures these signals. They reflect our current mental state. Biofeedback provides a signal to the brain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Neurofeedback has its foundation in the field of neuroscience. In the 1960s, after the discovery of the EEG, a field of research began. The research focused on using neurofeedback as a treatment for various disorders. The treatment used positive or negative feedback for a desired outcome. Today there are different types of neurofeedback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NeurOptimal\u00ae Neurofeedback System<\/b><\/h2>\n

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At Freedom Neurofeedback we use the NeurOptimal\u00ae Neurofeedback system. NeurOptimal\u00ae\u00a0 utilizes a specific type of neurofeedback called Low-Energy Neurofeedback (LEN). <\/span>It does not rely on a specific diagnosis to be used, which means that everyone can benefit from its training.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

During a NeurOptimal\u00ae session, you wear ear clips and two small sensors on the sides of your head. There is a small device <\/span>that is an amplifier (z-amp) for the sensors. It converts the analog signal from the sensors into a digital signal for the computer. The laptop has software that receives information and detects changes. It then presents the information back to the brain in real time. This information or biofeedback is short breaks or pauses in the music that you hear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NeurOptimal\u00ae communicates directly with your brain. There is nothing to interfere with that. No outside person has to evaluate you and decide what training you need. You do not need a specific diagnosis to be able to benefit from NeurOptimal\u00ae Neurofeedback. Your brain is training itself to self-correct when given information at the right moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A simplified example of how it works.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n