Using Neuroptimal® (non-linear neurofeedback) vs. Linear Neurofeedback
All systems other than NeurOptimal® require the practitioner to first make a diagnosis in some way, such as using past medical or psychological history, QEEG, (brain maps), or standardized testing to create a protocol-driven program. For this reason, most other systems require the administrator to be a licensed healthcare practitioner. A one-moment in time picture of your brain may
also be conducted, that shows the dominant frequencies it is producing in which location at that time. Training usually involves a minimal selection of frequencies in different areas of the brain, and the focus of training will be on one collection of issues for a period of weeks or months until, hopefully, there is resolution, at which point the training will be adjusted to address another symptom cluster and so on. It is a linear, stepped process, and sometimes the frequencies needed for one set of symptoms can be wrong for another, which can lead to confusion and a trial and error course training. With NeurOptimal® there is no need for diagnosis. NeurOptimal® is designed to give the brain continual information about what it has just done. The brain then uses this information to organize itself. During a session, the client listens to music or watches a movie. As soon as NeurOptimal® detects that the brain is about to make a change, feedback is provided via a very brief pause in the sound. The brain then adapts itself in response to the information, which then provides yet new and different information for NeurOptimal® to mirror back. With NeurOptimal® the brain is simply interacting adaptively with itself moment by moment, not striving to produce more of some frequency and less of another. While those kinds of changes may be observed, they occur as part of an intrinsic self-organizing principal rather than an artificially imposed constraint. This is a large part of both the inherent power and safety of NeurOptimal® and how it invites very seamless change.
NeurOptimal® is very easy to operate and is 100% safe. Our goal is to give people the opportunity to enjoy the long lasting benefits of optimized information processing, as the “life” experience improves with the use of NeurOptimal®.
With NeurOptimal® the brain is simply interacting adaptively with itself moment by moment, not striving to produce more of some frequency and less of another.