Numbers don't tell the whole story. They may stubbornly keep dropping then rising then dropping, yet improvements blossom in the brain. A big one for me last week. It dawned on me all of a sudden that I may be able to organize an event. It's not that I haven't tried since my brain injury,…
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“Concussion is Brain Injury” is Coming!
Not much new in gamma brain biofeedback land, except that I keep trucking along. And I really need to try and go twice a week again. It isn’t so much my schedule that’s the problem, but my energy levels within my schedule. I will have to figure out a solution! On the exciting front: my…
Zebras Don’t Wear Overcoats: A Little Rational Holism Story
Zebras don’t wear overcoats. That’s what I thought when a Zebra clip-clopped towards me from the outer door wearing an olive drab waterproof hooded overcoat that draped down to his knees. I stopped mopping and stepped forward into a missed manure spot to get a closer look. The Zebra shook his head until his hood…
Gamma Brainwave Biofeedback: Reading
I'm starting to think gamma brainwaves may be the key to fixing cognitive reading issues. These are the kinds of issues that include taking in, processing, synthesizing, learning (not the ability to recognize letters but also includes access to vocabulary). When I began biofeedback in 2005, the ADD Centre was able to tell me why…
Gamma Brainwave Biofeedback: A Bit of a Rant
Emotional stress raises my heart rate about 15 beats per minute. Biofeedback and HRV training has a harder time dropping it than under normal circumstances. Something to think about when you're under emotional stress. Docs talk about lowering your blood pressure with medications; they wag their finger about reducing your risk of heart attack. In…
Gamma Brain Biofeedback: Does It Help One Cope?
The stress keeps on piling on. Isn't there a song about that? Maybe if I moved to that mountain next to Hwy 2 in the Yukon, I wouldn't have any more stress and I could just chill without having to cope and cope and cope. Anyway, according to heart and EEG readings, I'm coping well.…
Gamma Brain Biofeedback: Hearts and Minds
There are days when I get all rebellious and say f'it I wanna work on this and work for as long as I like. I'm tired being a good girl, taking care of my health, managing my energy the way I'm supposed to. Then I end up in front of the biofeedback computer watching my…
A New Direction Post Concussion
It’s not real yet, not in my mind anyway. Maybe when I crack open the tome, or more likely read the first email, I'll realise I have actually taken a step in a new direction. To backtrack: way back when, I obtained a B.Sc. in psychology. I made it tough for myself by doing a…
Gamma Brain Biofeedback: Weirdness and Lessons
Well. That was a weird session. There I was, waiting as my trainer was starting up the sailboat screen, watching the sailboats begin their race, when I suddenly realised the EMG boat was whizzing ahead of the others. And at the same time, I was realizing I was feeling distinctly unwell. I was hot. I…