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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback for Performance Anxiety
Posted on June 11, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementIn 2016, Science Daily published an article titled, Why your brain makes you slip up when anxious. What makes auditions, performances, giving speeches, just generally being on the spot, so anxiety-provoking? According to previous research, people literally exert more force when they know they’re being watched. The pianist presses harder on the keys when there […]
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Neurofeedback for Stress
Posted on May 8, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress management, What to expectNeurofeedback is one of the best stress-busters I know. Here are the kinds of things my clients say: I have time to respond now rather than react. It takes more to get to me. In the past I would have been up worrying about what happened. I just went to sleep. I had the same […]
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The Brain is not as Simple as We Thought
Posted on April 10, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHow does the brain work? Here is a short quote from a very interesting KU Leuven article titled ‘Brain waves’ challenge area-specific view of brain activty. (KU Leuven is a Belgian research-oriented university founded in 1425. Yes, 1425.) Our understanding of brain activity has traditionally been linked to brain areas – when we speak, the speech […]
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Neurofeedback – What to Expect
Posted on March 12, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress management, What to expectWhen you come for a NeurOptimal® neurofeedback session you’ll be sitting in a comfortable chair watching a graphic (or you can close your eyes) and listening to music. There will be very brief pauses in the music – this is the system giving your brain the opportunity to see what it is doing moment to moment. What do […]
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What is Neurofeedback?
Posted on February 12, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress management, The BrainYour brain is the most complex system on Earth. It possesses an amazing ability to organize itself. Neurofeedback works with the electrical activity of that system. What is neurofeedback? Via pauses in a sound stream that are precisely timed to register state shifts in the brain, NeurOptimal®® Dynamical Neurofeedback® gives your brain information on what it’s doing which your […]
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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback for Sleep Management
Posted on January 15, 2019 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, SleepIt’s so important to get good sleep. There was a time when we believed that the brain just shut off during sleep, but that’s very far from the truth. Learning is integrated, hormones are produced, toxins are cleared out, and much more, all functions that happen during sleep. Sleep is a primary need During a […]
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Happy Holidays from New York Neurofeedback
Posted on December 19, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Fractals, New York NeurofeedbackIt’s hard to believe another year has gone by. New York Neurofeedback is almost 15 years old. Whatever holidays, customs and traditions you celebrate, we hope you enjoy the season. Happy Holidays from New York Neurofeedback This image is an example of fractal art. You’ll see many images of this type on our website. You […]
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Become a NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback Trainer
Posted on December 11, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackThe NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® system is beautifully designed to take advantage of the brain’s powerful ability to take in information and use it to optimize itself. NeurOptimal® is the state of the art in neurofeedback. For a potential trainer, if that’s you, it’s also very easy to learn to operate effectively. This fully automated system gives the brain information […]
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Neurofeedback for Peak Performance
Posted on November 27, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Stress managementA common use of NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® is for peak performance, in sports or on the job. I have a past client who had seen his success in playing pool increase from his NeurOptimal® sessions. I asked him whether he would be willing to write about that. He was, and here is what he wrote: I was initially […]
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How to Survive the Holidays
Posted on November 13, 2018 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackIt’s time for our annual holiday post. Its usually one of the most viewed posts of the year. Why? I’ll get to that in a minute. It may not seem directly related to NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® – other than that training your brain makes most things in life easier. Benefits from having trained typically mean more ability to […]
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