Quantitative EEG And Continuous Performance Test

Your ability to focus and function in the school, athletic, and work environment is outlined and detailed in two tests: A Continuous Performance Test measures your ability to respond and attend to environmental demands, and a Quantitative EEG (computerized brain wave analysis) reveals brain wave performance characteristics.

     Prudence - How quick is my brain able to accurately decide on, and respond to, visual and auditory choices?

     Consistency - Is my brain able to repeat tasks in a consistent and predictable way, or is my performance erratic and inconsistent?

     Stamina - Does my brain fatigue quickly and does my performance deteriorate before the job or athletic event is finished?

     Vigilance - How much does my mind wander?

     Focus - Is my brain able to pay attention to details as I go about my day?

     Speed - Does my performance suffer because my brain doesn't respond quickly enough to maintain interest in the task?

Does my brain and body work smoothly together, or does each seem to have a "mind of its own?"

Do I process incoming information better and more accurately by hearing or by seeing? Or, is my bain balanced and able to use both types of information equally?

Is my brain able to "stand by" and wait for incoming information, or does my brain "flit off," leaving me unprepared to respond to the next event?

The Continuous Performance Test gives the Neurotherapist the information he or she needs to understand how you are able to respond and attend to environmental and situational demands.

A stretchable elastic electrode cap is slipped onto your head, and the recording electrodes filled with a water soluble contact gel.
Your brain waves are then recorded onto the computer while you relax with eyes open, with your eyes closed and while reading, listening or playing Tetris™, a strategic video game.

A variety of reports are compiled from the brain wave data. The Neurotherapist uses the data to create a strategy to remediate unfavorable brain wave patterning.

A typical Brain Wave Analysis includes the following reports:

Your brain waves are compared to a computer library of brain waves from medically, neurologically and psychologically evaluated normal subjects.
EEG characteristics are graded for performance efficiency in four categories: (Examples are in the Case Studies section.)

Percent Power examines relationships between the various brain wave frequencies.
Percent Power answers the question: "Is performance potential restricted because some brain wave frequencies are deficient and not able to do their job or because other frequencies are excessive and overpowering other crucial frequencies?"

     Asymmetry looks at voltage differences between brain areas.
     Asymmetry answers the question: "Are electrical impulses in the various brain regions excessively high or deficiently low for good performance?"
     Excessive voltages may indicate neuronal (nerve cell) over firing, while lower voltages suggest insufficient brain energy due to neuronal under firing. Both lead to inefficient brain function.

The ability to respond and pay attention to what you see and hear in your environment is evaluated with a computerized Continuous Performance Test (CPT). The CPT requires the person to click the computer's mouse in response to a mix of auditory and visual signals.

The CPT measures and evaluates the following performance characteristics: