What is Neurofeedback Training?

NeurOptimal® is a high-tech softwear which reads the electrical activity of your brain using five sensors connected to your ears and scalp – 256 times per second. It detects moment-to-moment changes, including those times when your central nervous system displays the turbulence that all systems in nature produce when shifting from one state to another. That shift might be a loss of focus, anxiety about past or future, hyper-vigilence or depression – whatever is going on for you.

When your brain activity shows signs of turbulence, the music within the NeurOptimal software is momentarily interrupted. The brain notices this subtle cue that brings it back to the present moment, away from the anxiety or negative thinking. It’s like holding a mirror up to the brain – your brain learns when it is stuck on repetitive thoughts or when it is jumping around inefficiently. With repeated training sessions, the brain learns to “reset” itself, to return to its baseline quickly and function more fluidly. 

NeurOptimal brain training is like having a personal trainer or yoga instructor – the system points out and helps you correct your form as you train. Over time, NeurOptimal adjusts itself automatically in response to your brain’s activity, individualizing the training to your brain’s functioning. As you get better, the level of brain training increases automatically. With practice, your brain fitness naturally improves and you become more flexible and resilient.

Here is a short video to help you better understand the process. Click Here.

GOALS

1. To provide an accessible service for people to receive brain training sessions with a lighter, more wellness focused approach that is not clinical or intimidating.

2. To provide coaching beyond the neurofeedback sessions so clients can experience longer lasting, more noticeable results.

“My goal is to create awareness for mental health and lessen the stigma behind it, especially with youth and young adults. I want to be able to reach them with this as an option before they seek out unhealthy life choices, or miss out on opportunities, not knowing how to navigate their thoughts and emotions. I want to give them the chance to lead their lives to their highest potential before being in their later years, desperately seeking services like this and feeling like they’ve missed out on a better quality of life. “

- Crystal Vickers, our Neurofeeback Trainer.

How does it work?

At MINDOA, we use a Neurofeedback system called NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback. NeurOptimal® brain training works as a ‘detection and monitoring’ system of the changes in cortical patterns within the brain. It mimics the communication of your Central Nervous System (CNS) by ‘mirroring’ the brain activity that can be undermining optimal brain function to allow the brain to correct itself, naturally.

Though based in technology, neurofeedback is a 100% non-invasive, drug-free, brain training system that helps the central nervous system (CNS) make the best use of your brain’s natural resources. NeurOptimal® is extremely powerful and effective.

REAL-TIME TRAINING FOR YOUR UNIQUE BRAIN

NeurOptimal® gives feedback on your brain’s specific activity in real-time. It also adapts to raise the difficulty as your brain improves to always provide optimal training.

EFFORTLESS TRAINING SESSIONS

NeurOptimal® signals your subconscious mind, the 90% of our brain that we don’t control, which means a wide range of benefits without any conscious effort from the individual.

LONG LASTING RESULTS

Think of brain training like getting braces, the brain is shifting and orienting in a healthier way, and the changes that happen can last a very long time.

ALLOWS THE BRAIN TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY

An efficient brain adapts to its circumstances quickly and effortlessly. That means when it’s late you can easily relax and sleep, when it’s time to work you can focus for hours. Whatever the situation calls for, your brain will be ready.

IT'S THE FASTEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE FEEDBACK AVAILABLE

Our technology has finally caught up to our understanding of the brain. Now we can quickly and effortlessly start living happier and healthier lives.

Neurofeedback for Concussion & TBI recovery.

A concussion is a trauma, whether slight or significant, to the brain and the central nervous system (CNS).  When the CNS is out of balance that can result in sleep problems, headaches, sensitivity to light and sounds, difficulty in finding words, dizziness, irritability and other symptoms.

NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback is designed to help calm the CNS and help the brain develop new neural pathways. NeurOptimal® gives your brain moment by moment information about what it’s doing, letting the brain know when it isn’t working as optimally as it can. With that information, the brain and CNS then start to readjust themselves and over a series of sessions clients report that they start to sleep better, the intensity and frequency of headaches decreases, the sensitivity to light and sounds diminishes and their ability to use tools such as meditation or mindfulness improve so that they can remain more balanced for longer periods of time.

People who have experienced a mild concussion respond quickly to sessions and most symptoms drop away. Those who are experiencing post-concussion syndrome and whose symptoms are longer term also report improvements in symptoms, and, in particular, their ability to better manage the ups and downs of symptoms.