http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog Speculations by Dr. Karen Shue on how the brain impacts our health and personal evolution and how we can impact our brain. en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:58:30 -0400 ADD Blogware Dr. Karen http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/9/25/3900797.html http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/9/25/3900797.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:18:59 -0400 Is the internet your brain's friend? I was asked a question by someone who was in a discussion about the internet and its influence on our brains. Specifically, they were talking about whether there is any truth to some recent work showing that the internet, and how we (you, your children) are using it, is making us dumber. So the question posed to me was.... Wondering if you have any thoughts/insights on the changing nature of the brain, with increased internet commnunications, and the prevalence of tools like Google to locate information? My answer was: Main Page ADD Care & Feeding Resilience Social Evolution Brain Training with No Equipment selfregulation Resilience plasticity Meditation change ADHD ADD Dr. Karen http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/14/2569255.html http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/14/2569255.html Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:14:14 -0500 There you are....wearing a tiny infrared camera on your head, intently watching a screen with a readout of the temperature of your brain, trying to make it go up. You're hoping it will help your migraines melt, your panic attacks retreat, your attention focus, or your mood stabilize in a good place. But what does it actually Feel Like? Main Page ADD Neurofeedback Techniques Brain Tales HEG frontal change ADHD ADD Dr. Karen http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2005/5/31/901752.html http://neurofeedback.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2005/5/31/901752.html Tue, 31 May 2005 15:48:21 -0400 Most of the time, we hear about all the children being diagnosed with ADHD, but have you thought about what happens when these children grow up? Even without a formal diagnosis of some kind, how many times have you felt you weren't paying adequate attention, weren't focused enough, didn't follow-through in ways you would like? The following article, from the Science Daily website, gives some current information about ADHD in adults and describes a bit about the use of neurofeedback as an alternative to medications. Main Page ADD ADHD ADD