Neurofeedback for ADHD/ADD

In adults and children with ADHD/ADD, there are characteristic differences in brain activity. 

Most notably, there is weaker functioning in the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain that is responsible for regulating attention, behavior, emotion, and behavioral inhibition. Pharmaceutical drugs work by stimulating this and other regions of the brain, but they often have other system-wide adverse effects and are only effective as long as you are taking the drug.

Neurofeedback therapy offers a groundbreaking alternative. Unlike medication, neurofeedback selectively targets and strengthens the prefrontal cortex, leading to physiological changes in brain activity and functioning.

Numerous scientific studies have proven that there are correlations between certain patterns of activity in the human brain and behaviour. Among other things, scientists have found that the central nervous system of people with ADHD reacts differently to internal and external stimuli.

 
In healthy people who are expecting an event or preparing for a task, the slow brain electrical signals in the EEG, the so-called slow cortical potentials (also known as slow cortical potentials - SCPs), shift in the electrically negative direction (negation). Their cerebral cortex, the cortex, is excited and activated. These negative SCPs thus stand for increased attention of the brain and express themselves in behaviour in quick reactions and increased attention. When the brain is less excited or relaxed, an electrical positivation of the SCPs (shift in an electrically positive direction) can be measured in the EEG. In this state, stimuli are processed less well and it takes longer to react. There is a constant slow shift between these two states in the brain.
 

In people with ADHD, the regulation of SCPs works less well and especially the activation of brain activity, takes place at a lower level.  This means that they have less energy available to process stimuli and cope with an upcoming task. This in turn then leads to inattention and impulsivity. 

Neurofeedback can be tailored to help the brain that struggles to concentrate. It can enable you to sit still and pay attention, ideal for those who are easily distracted or confused, have difficulty achieving (or even setting) goals, and for those who are trying to cope with ADD or ADHD.

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