The EEG biofeedback training was first used by astronauts at NASA, then it went to "civilian". Until now, only professional athletes have practiced in this way in Poland. Currently, the devices for its carrying out are available to all interested in he alth care facilities.

Training calledEEG biofeedback , improving the work of the brain, is promoted by Dr. Michaela Pakszys, MD, head of the Department of Neurophysiology at the Institute of Mother and Child, and a neuropsychotherapist at the He alth Foundation in Warsaw. -Biofeedback trainingimproves memory and body motor skills, increases concentration of attention, improves mood and self-confidence - says Dr. Pakszys. - It is often used by entrepreneurs, actors, dancers, athletes, journalists, i.e. creative people burdened with stress. In addition, training is effective in helping with many psychosomatic disorders and neurological diseases.

Biofeedback - Alpha mind

The method was developed with the discovery that the human brain is capable of learning a new pattern of work. The brain constantly emits four waveforms: alpha, beta, theta and delta. Depending on our psychophysical state, one type of wave prevails. The advantage of the brain is the advantage of alpha waves. Physiologically, it occurs at least twice a day: when you wake up and before going to sleep, with your eyes closed. The mind, freed from excess impressions, is then able to work creatively and remembers more easily. EEG biofeedback training enables you to gain the ability to achieve this state at any time. It also teaches other states of mind depending on age and goal.

Biofeedback improves brain function

In the subject of the training, the doctor sticks electrodes of a computerized electroencephalographic apparatus recording the course of brain waves to the head and ears. On his monitor, he sees them as a graph, while on the second screen, the subject observes the emission of these waves in the form of a more accessible video game. Here, for example, he sees a car driving behind another vehicle. He must concentrate his attention on driving the car, that is, keeping it on the right track and at the right speed, so that the distance between the two vehicles is reduced. If it does so successfully, the computer will make a sound and reward you with points. The brain receives feedback about which brain waves are predominant at any given time. The brain, sensitive to praise, conforms to these directions and learnsoptimal work. A few or a dozen trainings allow you to consolidate the achieved effects, improve thinking and memory.

Biofeedback not only for he althy people

EEG biofeedback supports the treatment of psychosomatic disorders, neurological and mental diseases, e.g. anxiety, compulsions, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, bulimia and anorexia. By causing the formation of new connections in the brain faster, it is highly useful in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disorders, dyslexia, behavioral disorders, internal tensions, stage fright and insufficient self-esteem. It supports the treatment of epilepsy, autism, some forms of mental retardation and parkinsonism.

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Psychology