The human body generates a huge number of subtle electrical energies
and more are being discovered all the time. In 1928 Hans Berger
developed the EEG which measures tiny electrical signals coming from the
brain cells. Sensors are placed on the head. The electrical impulses
(brain waves) radiate from the brain through the skull, muscles and skin
into the sensors. The sensors conduct these brainwaves through cables to
amplifiers where they are magnified, displayed and quantified in
different ways. Traditionally, the brainwaves of interest are: alpha,
theta, smr, and beta. Feedback of these ranges of brainwaves can be
accomplished using relatively inexpensive and easy to operate
instruments.
One researcher working with an advanced neurofeedback synchrony training system reported a 23% increase in cognitive functioning as well as substantial increases in situational awareness skills such as vigilance 34%, attention 27%, concentration 27%, and automatic information processing 28%. Within the medical community, rigorous studies are being done, and many more are needed, but meanwhile most skilled neurofeedback practicitioners report similar anecdotal phenomena, including important phenomena that so far defy measurement.
Brainwave self regulation training, or neurofeedback is a technology of self-knowledge.
Green's Mind Body Principle states you cannot make changes in either the mind or body without each effecting the other.
Brainwave self regulation training uses technology to provide a mirror that reflects a truth of ourselves back to us. A reflection of our mind, a reflection of our physiology, our neurophysiology, an opportunity to learn greater truth about ourselves.
