With roughly 7% world prevalence, ADHD is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in the world. Adolescent ADHD is characterized by problems with attention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity. 30-65% of children with ADHD carry it into adulthood where the symptom of hyperactivity is re-titled “restlessness” (Mayer). Meta-analysis of fMRI studies of ADHD have uncovered there is a […]

Neurofeedback(NF) research is showing that adolescent ADHD can be effectively treated without harmful, sometimes life long, medication. In a six month fallow-up comparing medication and NF, children that had NF treatment exhibited equal reduction of symptoms, but more “fundamental improvement” in academics (Pahlevanian). A past flaw with treating ADHD with NF has been the amount […]

Neurofeedback(NF) is a form of biofeedback specified on neural activity. Most NF records the electrical activity of the brain, records it, and plays it back to the patient in real time. Believed to operate on the psychological theory of operant conditioning, NF provides immediate reward to the participant at the time of desired brain activity […]