The initial Continuous Performance Test and Quantitative EEG (QEEG)
lay the foundation for rapid, precise, and efficient Remedial Neurofeedback
Training.
Around session 20, the Continuous
Performance Test and QEEG are repeated. The follow up tests demonstrate
improvements in performance clearly and concisely, and give information
as to whether training is complete, or if additional sessions are
required to achieve remediation.
Results
are fast: Problems with attention, learning, memory, and mood are
often remediated in just 2 -- 6 short weeks.
The Amazing Duo
Phase
Topographic Brain Maps
Magnitude/Percent Power Ratio Statistical Reports
Coherence
Coherence analyzes how much energy the brain is sharing between different
areas.
Coherence EEG measurements answer
the question: "How efficient is my brain's ability to communicate
with itself?"
Excessive Coherence indicates
some of the brain resources are energetically "fused" together. These
areas are thus not able to efficiently disband to connect to other
brain regions, leaving the brain stuck in a restrictive performance
patterning. In some cases, overcommitted brain areas take energy from
other parts in an attempt to do its job. If this happens, brain performance
suffers in multiple specialty areas.
Deficient coherence measurements reflect insufficient brain resources
to energetically join areas to perform specific tasks.
Phase measures the speed of electrical signals moving across the brain's
surface.
Phase comparisons answer the
question: "Is the brain's electrical energy moving at the optimal
speed for adequate to superior performance?"
If the timing of some frequencies is excessively fast or slow, desired
accomplishments and performance expectations may not be met.
Colored brain maps, similar in appearance
to the national temperature maps used by TV weather forecasters, are
a visual aid to the Neurotherapist. The complexity of the brain's
energy is revealed in a glance, disclosing inappropriate patternings
and responses during the performance tasks.
Topographic maps answer the questions: "Are brain frequencies and
patternings appropriate for the task?" "Are the proper brain areas
engaging to yield maximum performance?" "Does this brain switch to
a new task in an appropriate, easy and efficient way?"
The magnitude (the energy of
each frequency group at the 19 electrode sites) and the relationship
between the brain's various frequencies are calculated for efficiency.
Examples of improper brain wave energies and relationships include:
* Excessive slow waves with
relatively deficient fast frequencies reduce our ability to focus
and pay attention.
* Excessive fast frequencies combined with relatively
deficient Alpha and Theta waves may increase feelings of anxiety.
* Unequal brain wave energy between the two sides of the brain may
restrict our ability to think clearly and may be associated with feelings
of depression.
Evaluation...
Defining the why and the where
Specific brain problems...
