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10,000 Sing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy
Posted on September 26, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackIf you haven’t been feeling much joy lately, I hope this post helps you. It isn’t really directly related to NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback®. but I’m posting this YouTube video – 10,000 Sing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy – because… It’s beautiful. It’s uplifting. Music and its effects on us are a fascinating aspect of our complex and amazing […]
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The History of Neurofeedback
Posted on August 29, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainI had never heard of neurofeedback until 2002, when I was looking for help with life long sleep management problems that got worse the older I got. After trying all sorts of things — meditation, relaxation training, supplements, recordings for sleep — a colleague recommended neurofeedback. I found a trainer in New York. Pretty quickly my sleep habits […]
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The Glass Brain Video
Posted on July 25, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainThis beautiful video of brain activity comes from Neuroscapelab, the University of California at San Diego’s Scwhartz Center for Computational Neuroscience and the University of California at San Francisco Gazzaley Lab. Your brain is an incredibly complex system. Its ability to take in information and optimize itself is at the heart of how NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® works. […]
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Why Does the Brain Use so Much Energy?
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainPopular Science addresses a fundamental question of neuroscience in its article IBM Research Thinks It’s Solved Why the Brain Uses so much Energy. IBM neuroscientist James Kozloski says, “…about 90 percent of the energy consumed by the brain is unaccounted for, which is a considerable amount given that the brain takes 20% of the body’s total energy.” Why […]
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How the Human Brain Works
Posted on May 30, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHere is a very easy to follow, seven minute animated tour of the brain made by the University of Bristol for the 2010 Brain Awareness Week. BAW is organized annually by the Dana Foundation, whose mission statement is as follows: The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to advancing brain research and to […]
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Learn the Parts of the Brain
Posted on April 25, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainIf you are interested in an easy way to learn the parts of the brain… This is a pretty painless method. People often say that the brain is the most complex system in the Universe. It’s certainly the most complex on Earth, but I’m not sure how anyone knows about the rest of the Universe. […]
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What Makes our Brains Special
Posted on March 28, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainScientific American recently published an interesting article that’s relevant to neurofeedback: What Makes Our Brains Special? The article talks about recent research highlighting the way human brains differ from other animals’ brains. It also debunks some long held beliefs that our brains are different because they are larger compared to our body size or that parts […]
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Will neurofeedback help you?
Posted on February 22, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performance, Sleep, Stress managementSince NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback® promotes greater resilience and flexibility, it’s likely most everyone will benefit. I’ve been a neurofeedback trainer since 2004, and I’ve had only a few people who didn’t see positive changes. Neurofeedback changed my life for the better, and that’s what I see happening with my clients. Will neurofeedback help you? But, of course, you want […]
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How NeurOptimal® is Different from Linear Neurofeedback
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, What to expectThe description of neurofeedback provided by Wikipedia is pretty much how I think of linear neurofeedback. Here’s what it says: Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy or neurobiofeedback, is a type of biofeedback that uses real-time displays of brain activity—most commonly electroencephalography (EEG), to teach self-regulation of brain function. Typically, sensors are placed on the scalp to […]
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6 Foods Your Brain Will Thank You For
Posted on December 19, 2016 by Catherine Boyer in New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHaving as healthy a brain as possible can’t help but contribute to the outcome of your neurofeedback training. Nutritionist Barbara Mendez, who has guest posted here, recently wrote a post on her own blog, Barbara Mendez Nutrition, titled 6 Foods Your Brain Will Thank You For. Here are the six foods – to read more about […]
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