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30 Years of BrainMaster “I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heartlike that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brainunfolding to success.” —  Nikola Tesla For more than three decades, BrainMaster Technologies, Inc. has been a pioneering force in neurofeedback and brainwave training. Founded […]

BrainAvatar. Complex, Yet Simple “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ― Steve Jobs Yes, BrainAvatar can be complex. But it does not have to be. 

“We need never be hopeless,  because we can never be irreparably broken.” — John Green Results of EEG Imaging and Biofeedback of traumatized brains found in individuals experiencing traumatic and emotionally charged stimulation and experiences illustrate instantaneous patterns of activation indicative of individual emotional and decision-making patterns. We find that the responses of the frontal

“Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.” — Lauren Fogel Mersy, n.d.   The science of mental health is converging on a brain-based model of emotional responses and decision-making in a readily accessible format. There is a need for models that can be used by

“Randomized controlled trials offer the best chance for valid treatment comparisons, yet most trials are of poor quality.”  —  D. A. Grimes, K.F. Schulz NIH Abstract, 1996 A key concern in the development and deployment of innovative therapeutic technologies is the availability of validation studies that support clinical practice. Specifically, the fields of biofeedback and

“Science is not the truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn’t lie to you. It learned more.”     — Brené Brown As science and clinical practice evolve, we move through a series of paradigm shifts. Things that were once thought of as abstract entities — ego, motivation, and mood

“The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe” — Hazrat Inayat Khan We recently had the opportunity to study the effect of music on the brain in an unusual performance and imaging project. Our friend Samuel Salisbury — who is a master of the Indian sarangi — created a 20-minute

“The organization of information actually creates new information.” — Richard Saul Wurman Historically, there are two basic approaches to the evaluation and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, and although they are in some conflict, it is possible to combine them to ensure best practices. These approaches are: • The disorder-oriented symptom-based approach—epitomized by the DSM-V and its associated practice