{"id":26048,"date":"2020-02-14T07:49:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T07:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomaslucking.com\/?page_id=26048"},"modified":"2022-05-01T17:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T17:36:50","slug":"neurofeedback","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thomaslucking.com\/neurofeedback\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurofeedback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Neurofeedback<\/h1>\n<p><strong>There are many paths to change and growth.<\/strong> In addition to psychotherapy, spirituality, and psychiatry a powerful modality of change is neurofeedback.\u00a0 Neurofeedback trains your brain by reading its thermal or electrical data and feeding it back to you via an external device such as a computer screen.\u00a0 Neurofeedback can treat many conditions including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top:20px;\">\n<li>ADHD<\/li>\n<li>Addiction<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Autism ASD and Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Emotional overwhelm due to unregulated sensory processing<\/li>\n<li>Headaches Migraines<\/li>\n<li>Mood disorders<\/li>\n<li>Paranoia, Delusions, Hallucinations<\/li>\n<li>Traumatic brain injury frontal lobe<\/li>\n<li>PTSD or trauma\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.thomaslucking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Neurofeedback.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Thomas offers neurofeedback that collects thermal data.<\/strong>\u00a0 One of the challenges with electrical neurofeedback or EEG is the disruption of data collection due to artifacts.\u00a0 Thermal data is less susceptible to artifacts.\u00a0 An example of an artifact is eye blinking.\u00a0 The thermal neurofeedback Dr. Thomas uses is called pIR HEG (passive infrared hemoencephalography) or HEG Neurofeedback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEG Neurofeedback upregulates the exeuctive functioning part of the brain<\/strong> which resides in the prefrontal cortex.\u00a0 Executive functions include organization, planning, working memory, flexible thinking, and the all important impulse control (key area of treatment for ADHD). Impairments in executive functioning is what HEG Neurofeedback helps with.\u00a0 Improvements in the choices that people make for their own well-being are the benefits of enhanced executive functioning.\u00a0 Addictive behavior or chronic repetitive unhealthy choices can be addressed by improving executive functioning with HEG Neurofeedback.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"et-pullquote\">\n<p><em>HEG Neurofeedback offers what might be considered a psychological theory of everything<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stephen Hawking attempted to create a theory of everything that would explain the universe in one simple mathematical formula.\u00a0 <strong>HEG Neurofeedback offers what might be considered a psychological theory of everything.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is accomplished by &#8220;reducing the rate and magnitude of response to benign stimuli&#8221; (Carmen, 2017).\u00a0 Underlying many mental health problems is chronic stress.\u00a0 Chronic stress can be defined as a prolonged excessive response to benign stimuli.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/interactives\/248240\/global-emotions.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gallup poll<\/a> placed the United States in the #4 position of most stressed countries in the world.<\/strong>\u00a0 Socioeconomic stressors, in addition to trauma, create an increased rate and magnitude of response to benign stimuli.\u00a0 Reducing stress is essential to mental health across all diagnoses.\u00a0 HEG Neurofeedback&#8217;s fundamental goal is to reduce the rate and magnitude of response to benign stimuli or in other words reduce an excessive response to stress.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Is Neurofeedback for you?<\/h1>\n<p>Dr. Thomas can provide neurofeedback on its own or in conjunction with psychotherapy.\u00a0 Contact Dr. Thomas for a free consultation by calling 408.409.4167 or completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomaslucking.com\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neurofeedback There are many paths to change and growth. 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