“Everybody experiences far more than he understands.Yet, it is experience, rather than understanding, that influences behavior.”— Marshall Mcluhan Tesla has implemented an unprecedented program designed to introduce a self-driving technology that emphasizes safety and control. For this program, more than 100,000 owners signed up to become eligible for Tesla’s software beta release. Eligibility was based on […]
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“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
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“Activity equals results. If you want to increase your success, Increase your activity.” — Brian Tracy Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomographic Analysis (LORETA) is a general approach to computing what is going on inside the brain based on surface measurements we typically get from 19 channels of scalp EEG. There is a family of derivative methods (VARETA, bc-VARETA,
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“Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.” — Vincent Van Gogh As neuroscience becomes increasingly prominent in mental health practice, practitioners look for approaches and tools — based upon new insights — that can facilitate clinical progress. Progress in brain research has provided
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“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw Remote training consists of placing EEG neurofeedback equipment in the home, school, or office to be used in the absence of direct supervision of the responsible clinician. We are seeking a new model in which the EEG instrument
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“Monotony collapses time; Novelty unfolds it.” — Joshua Foer In neurofeedback and biofeedback, it is always a challenge to keep the client engaged. You need to have their interest and attention for the training to work, but what are the scientific reasons to choose one type of feedback or the other? Bar graphs, games, videos, and
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“Great decision-making comes from the ability to create the time and space to think rationally and intelligently about the issue at hand.” — Graham Allcot We have heard dialog and arguments related to the subject of ICA for several years. I am sure most — if not all — readers are familiar with some of the statements, publications,
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“Addictions… started out like magical pets, pocket monsters. . . Eventually, they were making your most crucial life decisions. And they were… less intelligent than goldfish.” — William Gibson One of the most pervasive and difficult conditions faced in the field of mental health is addiction. Addiction is a behavioral disorder that includes physical and emotional
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“Your brain is the organ of your personality, character, and intelligence and is heavily involved in making you who you are.” — Daniel G. Amen Does Neurofeedback suffer from an identity crisis? • Is it medical? • Is it education? • Is it self-improvement? Those of us involved on a daily or frequent basis with Neurofeedback understand it, though
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“Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.” — Jawaharlal Nehru ENTROPY, and FREEDOM OF CHOICE Our culture emphasizes the physical and chemical reality within which we live. Not surprisingly, our healers tend to work with bones, tissue, and organs. Mental
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