Cognitive Decline Studies
Recent studies have shown that cognitive decline in healthy old age is neither universal nor inevitable. Several factors within our control can help with the cognitive decline associated with aging. Proper nutrition, social engagement, physical exercise, and cognitive activity all play a part in improving our brain health as we age.
Neurofeedback Training Can Help with Cognitive Decline
Neurofeedback training offers a specialized form of physical and cognitive activity custom-designed to improve brainwave balance, resulting in improved cognition, memory, focus, and concentration. One key advantage of neurofeedback is that each training protocol is individually developed based on your brain map. This brain map, also known as a qEEG, provides detailed measurements of your brain’s work in real time.
qEEG`s themselves are not new. First done in 1924, we have much dependable data on how our brains generate electricity across the brain’s neural pathways. With modern technology, these impulses can be measured and compared to other brain maps to determine if someone has areas of imbalance. These imbalances can be related to resulting brain functions, such as memory, focus, and concentration.
The resulting analysis determines the course of neurofeedback training to improve the areas that showed to be out of the optimum range. The training itself is pleasant and completely natural. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and watch a video.
While watching the show, your neural output is measured using small sensors placed lightly on your scalp. When the output exceeds the optimum range, the video provides feedback by changing the movie’s focus. These measurements are in real-time and happen continuously over the training session itself.
With this feedback, your brain learns to remain more balanced by developing new “mental muscles” through new, healthier neural pathways. This training uses your brain`s natural neural plasticity to improve and can result in long-term improvement of brain function.
See How Neurofeedback Can Help You
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