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What is Neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback, often called EEG Biofeedback or brain wave training. Dr. Cory Hammond wrote an informative, article entitled "What is Neurofeedback" that explains more about the modality and will answer many of your questions.
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Like other forms of biofeedback, NFT uses monitoring devices to provide moment-to-moment information to an individual on the state of their physiological functioning. The characteristic that distinguishes NFT from other biofeedback is a focus on the central nervous system and the brain. Neurofeedback training (NFT) has its foundations in basic and applied neuroscience as well as data-based clinical practice. It takes into account behavioral, cognitive, and subjective aspects as well as brain activity. Thus, it meets the American Psychological Association's definition of an evidence-based intervention since NFT is "...the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preference." Read more...
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The International Society for Neurofeedback and Research
What is Quantitative EEG or QEEG?
Quantitative EEG is the measurement, using digital technology, of electrical patterns at the surface of the scalp which primarily reflect cortical electrical activity or "brainwaves."
How do I recognize legitimate biofeedback equipment? The market of therapeutic biofeedback devices has become flooded with a number of machines purporting to be biofeedback machines when, in fact, they either operate on different principles or else provide an unconventional form of “feedback” to the individual. Read more...
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