What is Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback (ancient Greek. neuron = nerve) is a special direction of biofeedback, and is used primarily in the area of neuronal and psychosomatic complaints and disorders such as ADHD, epilepsy, depression, sleep disorders, anxiety and panic disorders etc.
First, the electrical potential fluctuations in the brain are recorded using electrodes on the scalp and then recorded in a electroencephalogram (ancient Greek enkephalos = brain, graphein = writing; abbreviated EEG) graphically.
This can sometimes lead to certain Symptoms and clinical pictures from abnormalities in the EEG, which usually result from an imbalance in brain activity. This is also BrainMap called (from English brain = brain, map = map).
In a NeurofeedbackIn a session, the client’s EEG is used to make his or her own internal brain processes visible, usually using various Visualizations For example, a video game in which an airplane has to be maneuvered through a target by changing brain activity.
If the client manages to get into a desired state and thereby influence what is happening on the screen so that he or she achieves a certain goal, this activates the Reward Center in the brain. This sets in motion a learning process that leads to an improvement in brain activity.
This “positive feedback” encourages the brain to maintain a certain state. regular Training brain activity can finally be brought into balance in the long term.