neurofeedback
“I’ve been doing neurofeedback for over a decade. It’s a great way for my brain to be at its absolute best.
The beautiful thing is you just watch the video and the training happens [without effort].”
BE AWARE:
Neurofeedback treatment should only be administered by a highly-trained professional. Neurofeedback is not regulated by any government body, thus anyone can claim they’re doing neurofeedback. Dr Engwall trained with the internationally recognized experts. To learn more, click here.
How it works… just stream:
Can brain training be as simple as watch TV?
Neurofeedback training takes advantage of neuroplasticity, the ability of neurons to re-wire as a result of experience. Neurofeedback is a lot like learning to ride a bike. You get immediate “feedback” when you’re off-balance on you’re bike. Soon you learn how to balance without reading or memorizing anything. In neurofeedback your brain gets feedback when it shifts away from it’s target.
How does this happen? It uses sensors placed on your scalp to monitor your brain's activity, i.e. brainwaves. Brainwaves reflect information flow and your state of mind (for example anxious, focussed, or ruminating). A computer interprets what brain areas are active and how well these areas are working together. Neurofeedback software uses this understanding to notify you with a signal when your networks are functioning better. Usually, this is the change of a screen size seen while streaming a favorite show. Without conscious thought or effort, this teaches the brain to shift into improved functioning (AKA functional connectivity). The brain is changing; the networks are becoming stronger.
For example, if you want to relax more or focus better, improving the related brain networks is the most robust way to help. The feedback trains the only the weak links in the brain networks to be stronger without “efforting”.
Durable changes:
Research and anecdotal reports suggest the changes are permanent because training enhances connections in brain networks. Because each part of the related networks can communicate effectively, they stabilize and can self-regulate. Many patients have returned years after training to testify to the continued benefits they and their loved ones notice. Research even demonstrates continued improvement over the first 2 years after training (indicating the brain network continues to stabilize and improve self-regulation over time).
proven targets:
“I am so happy with the results from my child's neurofeedback treatment. There is a marked difference in her executive functioning, anxiety & stress levels. She is able to deal with hurdles that come up without the hand-holding and guidance she once needed. She is willing to take on new experiences and challenges without her anxiety rising to paralyzing levels. She also has a better understanding of how her brain works and can identify when a situation may trigger her anxiety and how she can deal with it.”
—HLM
“Dr. Engwall was instrumental in identifying the underlying neurological aspects of our son’s distress. With the proper treatment and our commitment to having our son participate in the neurofeedback, he is now stable, calm, and even happy.”
— Anon
(This patient went from struggling with attention, low motivation and poor self-organization in high school to earning “straight A’s” in college.)
“My experience with Dr. Engwall was nothing short of exceptional. Dr. Engwall explained the process clearly and in terms that were easy to understand and his EEG tech, Brandon, was nothing but friendly and professional during my sessions. Once my Therapy was complete, Dr. Engwall explained my results in terms that were easy to understand and made recommendations of how to adjust my lifestyle to continue to receive maximum benefit.”
—MH
“My neurotherapy helped me put a damper on my anxiety in a way that medicine and talk therapy wasn't able to. It was a relaxing and easy process, and I was able to both feel the changes in my brain and see them in quantifiable ways.”
— LJ
“Dr Engwall is the world’s most hidden gem. We were looking for someone with his expertise for a long time and glad we kept looking. He’s helped our daughter re-gain functioning lost after neurosurgery which changed her personality and left her with poor working memory. Dr Engwall’s expertise and collaboration with colleagues at Harvard’s Berenson-Allen Center were key. She now has 99th percentile working memory and neurofeedback has helped her attention and social interactions improve dramatically.”
— BA
We’ve been working with Dr. Engwall for the past two years. His genetic testing caught our son’s vulnerability to rapid cycling bipolar disorder, something that can be brought on by the use of SSRI medication. When we first met with Dr. Engwall we had just started our son on Prozac through another psychiatrist. Dr. Engwall was able to catch the warning signs early and based on his genetic testing he recommended we try an alternate medication that has worked extremely well. We also went through 3 rounds of neurofeedback, which helped our son’s executive functioning issues. Dr. Engwall is a thoughtful, caring psychiatrist. … We highly recommend Dr. Engwall, especially if your child has treatment resistant depression. He has been a lifesaver, literally.
— Anon