HEMOENCEPHALOGRAPHIC (HEG) NEUROFEEDBACK IS
NOW AVAILABLE AT BIOFEEDBACK & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CENTERS

DEFINITIONS

MIGRAINE: HEG clinical results with migraine have often been superior to both biofeedback and EEG NF. In some people, vascular headache conditions have come under control in as few as 8-10 sessions. Equally important, for some migraine sufferers increasing prefrontal blood flow via HEG NF can predictably stop a migraine in its tracks during the stage two-pain cycle!

Yes, you read that correctly: once they are adept with HEG, some people can stop extremely severe migraine pain without dangerously strong drugs such as vasoconstrictors (e.g., Imitrex) and/or heavy narcotics (e.g., Demerol).

DEPRESSION: Clinical results have been equally good with depression. When it works, there appears to be a stronger positive clinical response over relatively fewer sessions. Not everyone responds and some do not respond at all. However, as stated, when there is a positive clinical response, it is often dramatic.

Dr. Jeffrey Carmen, the pIR HEG inventor, manufacturer and also a psychologist, says that HEG NF at FP1 (left forehead) with depressed people produces the giggles in kids and lots of involuntary smiling in adults. Neither group can explain why they are giggling or smiling- it is spontaneous! Dr. Carmen subsequently found HEG NF at FPz (center forehead) to produce far more reliable and longer-lasting improvements in mood and mood control than at FP1.

ADHD: ADHD seems to respond in a fashion similar to depression: when it works, the results are often dramatic. In ADHD, Dr. Carmen has noticed that attentional-hyperactive behavior and especially speech quality and annunciation can dramatically improve after just 6-10 sessions. This improvement can last from 7-10 days.

Dr. Carmen says he can tell when more sessions are needed by the child's speech: quality deteriorates to slurring, stuttering, accelerated speech or words running together or out of order. A few more sessions normalize the attentional-hyperactive behavior and speech quality and the effect then lasts 10-14 days. Eventually, after 20-30 HEG sessions, the normalization of attentional-hyperactive behavior and speech appears to be permanent in those who initially respond favorably.

Naturally, HEG is becoming an important part of our overall neurofeedback protocol. And here's the best part: the feedback modality is your favorite hi-fi stereo surround sound movie ! Dr. Carmen ships the HEG device with a special VCR and a totally different universal remote control that he rebuilds. In addition to the VCR, the custom remote now controls the HEG device and the TV. Feedback time constants, thresholds and other settings can thus be changed on the fly using the custom remote. Finally, the custom remote control automatically PLAYS and PAUSES the chosen movie once the threshold has been set.