Category Archives: NeurOptimal®
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What to Expect from a Neurofeedback Session
Posted on March 18, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, 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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The Brain is not as Simple as We Thought
Posted on February 18, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainHere 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.) Our understanding of brain activity has traditionally been linked to brain areas – when we speak, the speech area of the brain is active. […]
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What is neurofeedback?
Posted on January 21, 2014 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackYour 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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Happy Holidays from New York Neurofeedback
Posted on December 18, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackAnother year of doing what we love, providing our clients with NeurOptimal® neurofeedback. Thank you for letting us be part of your lives and contribute to your well-being. Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSW-R New York Neurofeedback
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NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback and Peak Performance
Posted on October 15, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, Peak performanceShort, less than two minute video of Dr. Valdeane Brown, co-founder and developer of NeurOptimal®, talking about his experience learning golf at the age of 53. Three years later he was told by the club he belongs to that by the numbers, he was the most improved player at the club. Listen to him talk […]
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How can Neurofeedback help with so Many Things?
Posted on September 9, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackIt’s a great question, and one that sometimes has people ambivalent about trying neurofeedback. How can it be that good? How can anything help with problems ranging from depression, anxiety, insomnia… and the desire to lower your golf score? Here’s why it can be that good. Neurofeedback works directly with the central nervous system (the […]
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How the Adult Brain Learns
Posted on July 29, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, The BrainYou can teach an old dog new tricks. How the Adult Brain Learns This fascinating article, Learning Mechanism of the Adult Brain Revealed, was published last year in Science Daily. The whole article is well worth reading (and not long). I’ll just summarize the results from research conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. Learning new […]
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The Daytime Risks of Nighttime Sleep Aids
Posted on May 21, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York Neurofeedback, SleepThe New York Times published an article a couple of months ago on important current research into the safety of sleep medications. The safety and the effectiveness for falling asleep is studied prior to a new drug being put on the market (which doesn’t mean risks don’t come to light later). The newer research is […]
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Grant Money Goes to Neurofeedback
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackI was surprised recently to see an article about Southern California Edison donating funds to California State San Bernardino to fund the school’s project making neurofeedback available at low cost to both students and to the local community. It’s encouraging to see this evidence of neurofeedback’s growing acceptance both in the scientific community and in […]
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Will I Need Neurofeedback Tuneups?
Posted on March 12, 2013 by Catherine Boyer in Mental Wellness, NeurOptimal®, New York NeurofeedbackWith NeurOptimal® neurofeedback most people don’t need tuneups. You’re likely to come in with a list of changes you’d like to see happen – waking refreshed, more peace of mind, less stress, better decision making, , whatever your list is – and stay until you feel happy with where you are. (For a more complete list […]
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