This week marks the end of another phase of my biofeedback journey. This week my LORETA neurofeedback treatments came to an end. Although I'm relieved I won't have to travel to Mississauga anymore, I will miss seeing the people, saying hello, discussing my progress, talking brains. I am now happily embarking on a ten-day staycation… Continue reading LORETA Neurofeedback’s Last Week
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Beta Spikes and Grisly Scenes During LORETA Neurofeedback
The same week we began stimulation of my Wernicke’s area, we saw beta spikes for the first time during my LORETA neurofeedback session. It began right with the first screen. And it wasn’t just a spike of five or six standard deviations from the norm, it was an off-the-chart spike. My trainer spoke to Andrea… Continue reading Beta Spikes and Grisly Scenes During LORETA Neurofeedback
LORETA #16 — I Need a Nap
I walked in to the ADD Centre and saw a familiar face I haven't seen in six years: my old trainer. Cool! Last time I saw her, she and I were working on me getting a ball to roll across a gorilla’s arm, over the shoulders, and across the other arm, from my left to… Continue reading LORETA #16 — I Need a Nap
Back to Reading Subtitles during LORETA Neurofeedback
Well, as I mentioned in my last post, we changed up the LORETA protocol a bit this week. We used an educational-type DVD – David Attenborough narrating BBC’s Frozen Planet – holy cow, what incredible photography! And the music was dramatic and pulled on all the emotional muscles, even though I didn’t feel emotion or… Continue reading Back to Reading Subtitles during LORETA Neurofeedback
More LORETA Notes with a Touch of Gamma
Gamma training didn't work as well as usual. It didn't help that my heart rate was way up there (let's pretend we didn't see those 130+ figures shall we, and why didn't rest while I was thankfully waiting for my appointment to start drop it? Scary to think maybe it did.), probably because I stupidly… Continue reading More LORETA Notes with a Touch of Gamma
LORETA #14 Dreaming of Better Brainwaves
New movie for this week’s LORETA: Antarctica Dreaming. Though I hadn’t seen it or read the Amazon reviews, I chose it because I was hot, and the idea of looking at snow and ice was rather appealing. But it turned out this DVD was good for another reason. Unlike previous DVDs, this one had no… Continue reading LORETA #14 Dreaming of Better Brainwaves
LORETA After A Record-Breaking Storm
I broke the 190 barrier! Woot! Phew. Every so often, my LORETA neurofeedback trainer mentions that when I reach 190 consistently for each five-minute screen, they'll drop the z-score from its current 2.1 to 1.9 or thereabouts. In other words, reaching 190 consistently means I am ready to train at a harder level. At the… Continue reading LORETA After A Record-Breaking Storm
A New Protocol for the Next Phase of LORETA Neurofeedback
This week, the new protocol for my LORETA neurofeedback began. Since April, the protocol was based on the symptoms I’d listed as being at a 10, the worst ones of all my symptoms. This time, it was based on my top six symptoms, not all the ones rated at 10, and on the working memory… Continue reading A New Protocol for the Next Phase of LORETA Neurofeedback
LORETA #11: Progress Check and Review
Session 11: time to check my progress and do something a little different. The progress check comprised about ten minutes of the LORETA software simply reading my brainwaves. It's boring staring at the little green light at the bottom of the monitor for 12 minutes while reminding yourself to relax the jaw and shoulders, but… Continue reading LORETA #11: Progress Check and Review