Advanced Neurotraining is the first and only company in Ireland to offer brainwave training through a comprehensive range of clinical services for many neurological disorders.
Abnormal brainwave patterns are associated with brain dysfunctions and a wide range of mental health disorders, most of which have been previously treated with psychotropic and neurotropic medications. Neurofeedback training offers a drug free, non invasive and lasting alternative way to normalize and improve brain function.
"Frank H. Duffy, M.D., a Professor and Neurologist at Harvard Medical School, stated in an editorial in the January 2000 issue of the journal Clinical Electroencephalography, that scholarly literature now suggests that neurofeedback should play a major therapeutic role in many difficult areas. 'In my opinion, if any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy it would be universally accepted and widely used (p. v). It is a field to be taken seriously by all (p. vii)."
Neurofeedback is brain exercise. We observe your brain in action
from moment to moment by monitoring your brain waves. We show
you your brain activity and we help you to change it.
Neurofeedback is also called EEG biofeedback.
The electroencephalogram (EEG) is another name for the brain
wave recordings and, in this context, biofeedback refers to the
process by which you learn to change your brain waves and thereby
gain better control over your brain states.
Neurofeedback is training in self-regulation. Good self-regulation is necessary for optimal brain function. Self-regulation training enhances the function of the central nervous system and thereby improves mental performance, emotional control and physiological stability. With Neurofeedback we target bioelectrical functioning of the brain, which is actually a more important issue than the "chemical imbalance" that is often talked about. We are concerned with the brain’s internal regulatory networks, and we train the brain’s functional disregulation. Simply by detecting the brain going off track through the EEG, we can train the brain toward enhanced stability and improved function. In other respects, Neurofeedback is somewhat like putting the brain on a stair stepper to exercise very specific regulatory functions continuously. This is applicable to a wide variety of functional deficits.
In the case of organic brain disorders, it is a matter of getting the brain to function better rather than curing the condition. When it comes to problems of disregulation, we would say that there is not a disease to be cured, and self-regulation may very well be a complete remedy.
Individuals of any age can benefit from EEG training. Neurofeedback can help many issues relating to Neurological decline associated with aging or as a result of a specific Neurological disorder. Neurofeedback can alleviate symptoms of physical and emotional problems such as migraines or Post Dramatic Stress Disorder, Neurofeedback can help anyone maintain good brain function as they age. Neurofeedback is used at our clinic to successfully treat the following disorders.
- Addictions
- Epilepsy
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Essential Tremor
- Age-Related Cognitive Decline
- Eating Disorders
- Anxiety
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Brain Injury
- Parkinson's Disease
- Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Migraine
- Cancer Treatment Recovery
- Stress
- Dementia
- Stroke Recovery
- Depression
- Sleep Disorders
Sensors are attached to the scalp with EEG paste which then pick up your brain waves. It is painless and does not involve the application of any voltage or current to the brain, so it is entirely non-invasive. A computer processes the brain waves and extracts certain information from them. We show you the ebb and flow of your brain waves, and the specific information we obtain from them, in the form of a video game. We instruct you how to play the video game using only your brain waves. (Everyone can do it.) The specific brain wave frequencies we reward and the sensor locations on the scalp are unique to each individual.
With successful Neurofeedback training, the brain takes over the role of regulating itself. As a result, medications targeting brain function may no longer be needed, or they may be needed at lower dosages. It is important for clients to communicate with their prescribing physician regarding Neurofeedback and medications.
At the Advanced Neurotraining centre we offer all of the services which form part of the Mind Health Project and can be delivered in a clinical setting by a highly qualified team of Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational therapists and Nutritionists.
The Symmetron Relaxation system in itself is a complete Mind-Body vibratory sensory experience, which can elevate our sense of relaxation and affect a wonderful sense of calmness. The combined effect of brainwave light-pulse entrainment, sound, vibration, and motion creates a calm familiarity similar to the womb experience and this can reduce our non-productive processes. By calming the brain and nervous system at the same time, we can break old habitual negative and stressful patterens more easily. This allows new positive patterns to be formed.
It is not surprising the Symmetron Chair is one of the most requested therapy processes at the Advanced NeuroTraining clinic as the experience is like no other and provides deep relaxation.
Customer Stories:
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“From my years of specializing in relaxation therapies I haven’t seen a quicker or better way to get someone into a relaxed state than the Symmetron. If there is an automated process which is more universal, or more effective, I’d like to hear about it.. Not one of our clients wanted to get up from the chair after the session was over. This was actually a slight (but pleasant) problem. Most people express they have never experienced a state so deep. Everyone reported mental clarity and quietness. Almost everyone wanted to take it home”
Matthew Kelley Ph.D. Clinical psychologist
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"The Symmetron chair has reduced my stress and fostered my creativity. It has become one of my most useful productivity tools."
Gerald Haman, President, Creative Learning International
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"I have never experienced anything like the complete mind and body sensation I get during the session on the Symmetron, it is my time and i can let everything go and enjoy the sensory activation that the Symmetron produces, I feel so refreshed and energized when the session is complete"
Sharon Heller, Ph.D.