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Gaining access to the "control panel" of your body and mind through neurofeedback, biofeedback, and the other training and therapeutic techniques listed in the "Services Provided" menu can have a profound impact on a wide range of your functioning. This is because your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic branches) are so integrally connected to virtually everything you do and experience. Some of the specific areas affected by training are listed in the "Benefits of Training" menu on the left.
Learning to regulate brain states and psychophysiological reactivity can help you shift into "high gear" when concentration is required for challenging tasks, into "low gear" when sustained attention is required for extended periods, and into “neutral” when it is time to relax. You can learn to sharpen your focus, manage emotions, and cultivate choice in place of reflexive reactions. This is useful for enhanced performance training when someone is functioning at a very high level, or functioning well in one context (e.g., work, school, sports) but finding it difficult to shift gears in other contexts (e.g., home, recreation, sleep).
These skills are also useful when functioning is impaired. People with problems of inattention and hyperactivity can learn to become calm and focused. People with anxiety or substance abuse problems can learn to "take the edge off" naturally. People with mood swings or traumatic reactivity can learn to maintain their emotional balance. People with learning disabilities can learn to learn. Even people with medical problems such as chronic pain, insomnia, asthma, hypertension, gastrointestinal disturbances, traumatic brain injury, and seizures can learn to dramatically reduce their symptoms and optimize their functioning.
Moreover, benefits continue beyond the course of training. When properly consolidated and generalized to real life situations, skill acquired in learning to regulate brain states and psychophysiology, like the balance achieved when learning to ride a bicycle, is never really forgotten.
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