Probing the Priorities of the Brain: sLORETA “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 […]
“Your brain is the organ of your personality, character, and intelligenceand 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 we may have
“Life is like a game of cards.The hand you are dealt is determinism;the way you play it is free will.” — Jawaharlal Nehru INFORMATION, ENTROPY, and FREEDOM OF CHOICE Our culture emphasizes the physical and chemical realitywithin which we live. Not surprisingly, our healers tend to work with bones, tissue, and organs. Mental concerns and
“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
An Experiment in Large-Scale Behavior Modification The electric car company Tesla has implemented an unprecedented program designed to deploy self-driving technology into the public, with an emphasis on safety and control. In this program, over 100,000 owners have signed up to become eligible for the software beta release, and eligibility is based on statistics gathered
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Symptoms, Disorders, Functions, and the NIH Research Domain Criteria There are historically two basic approaches to 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 are the disorder-oriented symptom-based approach, epitomized by the DSM-V and its associated practice
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THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION AND THE PATH OF NEUROFEEDBACK Addiction is one of the most pervasive and difficult conditions that are faced in the mental health field. Addiction is a behavioral disorder that includes physical and emotional factors, producing a repetitive and maladaptive pattern of use, repercussions, and fallout. Addiction affects not only the
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What is Neurofeedback? The Big Picture What is neurofeedback, exactly? Neurofeedback has and continues to experience an identity crisis. Is it medical, is it education, is it self-improvement, what is it? Looking at an industry accepted formal definition (International Society for Neuromodulation Research) Neurofeedback is a non-invasive method of direct brain function training. It is
Independent Components Analysis (ICA) – A Perspective Comments on Independent Components Analysis (ICA) 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, and opinions expressed. I have historically stayed out of this matter,
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Motivation, Novelty, and Effective Neurofeedback 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 other displays are
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