Tune up the brain

With neurofeedback, it’s possible

by Gretchen Morse

As human beings, experiencing anger, anxiousness, distractibility, sadness, fatigue, sleeplessness and pain can all be part of the human experience. But for some, these conditions are more chronic, and a sign of a dysregulated brain and nervous system.

When dysregulation is on board, a person’s physiology can hold onto the undesired symptoms and patterns, making everyday existence difficult. Dysregulation can also cause a person to be more reactive to anger, panic, or head pain triggers - even innocuous ones like weather and pressure changes.

Neurofeedback offers a scientific and welcome solution for the dysregulated brain. A brain map (or qEEG) can show us how the electrical rhythms in your unique brain may be out of balance, and literally can show us where your symptoms may “live”. Follow-up sessions can help you to gently re-train and re-balance your brain rhythms, for better and even optimal function.

For example, if your brain lacks Beta waves in the left frontal lobe, you may be sad and unfocused. In a Neurofeedback session, we can teach your brain to make more Beta waves!

And over several sessions, your brain and physiology learn to do this on a more permanent basis. As the brain waves start to regulate better, symptoms tend to get better and stay better, even after the sessions conclude.

So, for a safe, medicine-free way of regulating your brain and nervous system and optimizing your life, give Neurofeedback a try!

Gretchen Morse, DMA, is Board Certified in Neurofeedback and serves on the Board of the Midwest Society for Behavioral Medicine and Biofeedback. For information, call her at 517/290-4965, visit her website at www.mmneuro.com , or “Like” Mid-Michigan Neurofeedback on Facebook.