What Is Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a form of biofeedback that measures brain activity and feeds the
information back via computer, stimulating the brain to regulate itself more effectively.
Although not in itself a medical procedure, it can help improve functioning
in several areas:
- Mood problems (depression, anxiety, emotional volatility)
- Energy, fatigue, sleep (insomnia) and motivation issues
- Focus, attention or clarity problems (including ADD, ADHD)
- Cognitive functions such as memory and muscle control
- Pain (chronic pain, migraine)
- Neurological and developmental disorders such as epilepsy, OCD, Asperger's
How Does Neurofeedback Help?
Neurofeedback doesn't actively do anything to the brain -
rather it seems to stimulate the brain to change itself, and to recover its
natural flexibility of functioning. The brain finds its own path to optimal self-regulation.
Neurofeedback is safe and its effects are long-lasting.
"The biggest improvement has been to my ability to focus
and concentrate at work. I no longer fall asleep in afternoon meetings! Since
seeing Glyn I have been able to maintain my focus, and my performance has
definitely increased. The changes have been maintained since the therapy ended."
- Sam, North Yorkshire
"In my opinion, if any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy
it would be universally accepted and widely used"
Frank H. Duffy, M.D., Professor and Pediatric Neurologist at Harvard Medical School
Clinical Electroencephalography, Jan 2000
Though largely unknown in the UK,
neurofeedback is well established in the United States and other countries. A
large and growing body of research, dating back to the 1960's, demonstrates its
efficacy. Follow the links below learn more about neurofeedback's evidence base.
The pages in this section describe
the forms of neurofeedback offered at York Mind-Body Health, including:
Neurofeedback Links
The term neurotherapy encompasses not just neurofeedback but related techniques of brain stimulation:
- Audio Visual Entrainment
- Cranial Electro-Stimulation
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
York Mind-Body Health is based at York Science Park.
With free parking it is readily accessible to
residents of York, Leeds and the Yorkshire area.