While every patient is unique, learning more about how neurofeedback works and what it can do for you will help you make an informed decision about the process. MyBrainDR hears from potential patients every day –we have collected our most commonly asked questions, along with their answers, for your review. We hope that these
Alan Pope, a scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center, discovered how neurofeedback could improve pilot’s attention and engagement to tasks. Dr. Pope’s goal was to calculate what degree of automation on flight decks was most beneficial to pilots. When a pilot’s systems are automated this tends to disengage the user. “Our purpose was
Did you know that one in five people in the U.S. report suffering from anxiety every year?1 While many people believe that mental illnesses are a product of circumstance or brain structure, there is another player in the game that can make or break your mental health. Gut health is directly tied to brain health
Did you know that every year 15% of people nationwide who engage in sports or physical activity report at least one concussion? The finding may sound high but it's not far off from what's been reported by some other researchers, said Michael Collins, PhD, who is the Director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program. If
While the human body is very resilient, we often forget how delicate certain parts can be. This is especially true for our brain. Anytime a person sustains an injury to their head that results in any physical, emotional, cognitive or sleep disturbance, it is recommended that they are evaluated for a concussion by a reputable
We all trust that when our doctor makes important decisions about our health, such as prescribing powerful narcotics, that they are doing so with OUR best interests in mind. Unfortunately, an analysis conducted by researchers at Harvard University recently found that opioid manufacturers are paying doctors millions of dollars per year and that the more
It’s always nice when results from medical studies support the clinical results we often see here at MyBrainDr. For example, a recent study conducted by the ‘Research Institute Brainclinics’ in The Netherlands suggests that children with ADHD continued to show clinical benefits from the treatment more than six months after it was concluded. The results
Neurofeedback is gaining popularity in military circles in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD is a profound type of anxiety that is either caused by a single stressor or a series of events. Military psychologists have reported doing neurofeedback sessions while on duty to treat combat trauma, depression, and insomnia. Participants have claimed
Sleep is completely essential to having a healthy brain. Studies have shown that sleep enhances your memory, your immune capabilities, your fine motor skills, your language processing, and your ability to learn. We actually spend almost a third of our life sleeping! That’s a huge amount of time that’s dedicated to making sure our brain
You often hear about athlete’s trying to “get in the zone” before they perform their event. This can be hard whenever the brain is anxious or an athlete has “pre-game jitters.” An anxious brain can lead to mistakes as well as can hinder the athlete’s ability to make decisions. What if there was a way
