Neurofeedback therapy is a technique to teach an individual self-regulation of brain activity. The idea behind neurofeedback therapy is that the brain can be trained to be more focused, productive, and healthy by measuring and recording things such as heart rate, muscle tension, skin temperature, and brain waves. The sensors in the head equipment pick up these signals from the body and send them to the computer. The computer then converts these raw data into real-time information about how well you are doing in controlling your own brain activity.
You can then use this feedback to regulate your brain waves so that it enters into the desired state. After regulating their brain waves, many individuals experience an increase in focus and cognitive performance along with other benefits such as relief from chronic pain or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The technique has been used as a therapeutic modality for decades to treat disorders that stem from gut dysfunction, brain dysfunction and insomnia, as well as cerebral palsy, autism and other developmental problems, schizophrenia, dementia and many more.
Practitioners examine electroencephalograph (EEG) signals to determine which frequency bands are over- or underactive and use feedback to help regulate them. Neurofeedback is the training system that is the most promising new solution in helping achieve an optimal brainwave patterns or states of integration in many clinical cases.