Neurofeedback | Neurofeedback Therapy | Absolute Health
What is Neurofeedback Therapy?
Neurofeedback is a gentle, drug-free approach that helps your brain perform at its best. It’s not about “fixing” you — it’s about training your brain to regulate itself more effectively.
Neurofeedback may help if you’re dealing with:
- Poor sleep, fatigue, or trouble winding down.
- Stress, anxiety, or feeling “stuck” in overdrive.
- Difficulty focusing, learning, or staying on task.
- Recovery from concussions, trauma, or long-term stress.
- A desire for sharper performance at work, school, or sports.
Brain
In order to understand how BrainCore therapy works we first need to understand how the brain works. The systems that govern the human brain are the most complex and compact on earth. In order for the brain to function optimally, the parts of the brain must talk to one another constantly. The brain accomplishes this communication by transmitting electrical signals along neurons that connect one area of the brain to another. The electrical signals are expressed as brain waves. Using non-invasive surface electrodes that are placed on the surface of the scalp, the BrainCore system is able to translate these brainwaves on to a computer screen for observation – It’s like having a window to the brain.
BRAIN
WAVES
There are four distinct brain wave frequencies
BETA
Produced when you are awake and engaged in active thought
ALPHA
Produced mostly when you close your eyes and relax.
THETA
Produced when you start to fall asleep.
DELTA
Produced when you are sleeping
BrainCore Therapy and Brain Wave Regulation
BrainCore Therapy is a form of neurofeedback that allows the nervous system to retrain itself to create new, more appropriate wave patterns and break the cycle of NDS. Though the BrainCore technology is quite complex, the training activity is simple, painless, drugless and non-invasive. Surface electrodes are placed on the scalp and EEG activity is transmitted to the computer screen. Visual feedback of the patient’s brainwaves in the form of an animated game such as Pac Man, or a movie is provided instantly. The animated game or a movie only plays when the patient is producing the correct brainwave. If the patient’s brain stops producing the desired brain wave the game or the movie, stop playing. As the nervous system reorganizes itself based on this instantaneous information, the patterns begin to normalize. Over the course of 10 to 20 training sessions, the brain modifies itself to begin producing the appropriate brain waves at the appropriate times resulting in an alleviation of the symptoms.