To sleep—perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub! How many of us get the chance to dream at night? Dream? Many of us don’t even sleep well enough, move through the stages of sleep normally, to even consider dreaming. If we could just regulate our sleep cycle, get a semblance of a normal amount of […]
Read MoreDiscover the Brain’s Secrets: With Electroencephalography (EEG) in our private practice, we offer a unique window into the intricate patterns of your brain activity. It’s a revolutionary way to understand the mind’s symphony. Customized Care: Every brain is unique. Through EEG, we can decipher individual brainwave patterns, pinpointing areas that need attention. This allows us […]
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The short answer is neurofeedback trains your brain much like going to the gym trains your body and conditions it to be stronger and healthier. Only with neurofeedback, you are conditioning your brain. But let me back up a bit. In neurofeedback, we are focused on the electrical activity in the brain. This electrical activity […]
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Your brain is a prediction machine. The best in the universe by far. Your brain is constantly creating and revising your mental schemas through predictions and corrections. One of the brain’s main functions is to make sure you stay alive, and this is how we humans have been able to accomplish and progress. We use […]
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Have you ever had a restless night’s sleep? That day did it impact your memory, your ability to think? Did you feel irritable, teary, or numb? Were you overwhelmed by fatigue, at your wit’s end, and easily angered? If you have ever had a poor night’s sleep, you know the damage it can wreak on […]
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She has talked about the dysfunction in her family of origin to such an extent that she is out of words. The topic now seems irrelevant. She is a middle-aged adult with a history of childhood neglect and serious physical injury. She has been through years of psychotherapy. She has laser-like insight into her trauma […]
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I was doubled over in a fetal position, curled up under my desk. Unable to control the crying, I began to tremble and shake. The fear that overcame me was equally sudden and unexpected. It happened in the aftermath of a dramatic breakup, and coincided with the anniversary of my father’s premature death. That was […]
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Have you ever thought you might have a mental illness? Sounds absolutely horrible doesn’t it, the term mental illness? Even if you accept you have one, what’s to be done about it? A mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling or mood. Such conditions may affect a person’s ability to relate to […]
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The momentum behind today’s brain science and research is unparalleled in our history. So much so, that even just as recently as two decades ago the brain was still scientifically regarded as a fixed system. This means that scientists and practitioners collectively believed that the number of neurons present in our brains at birth was […]
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Our clinicians and staff at Neurofeedback Services of New York would like to welcome you to the launch of our brand new website and blog! Another year is coming to a close. So, what better time than the present to announce the re-vamping of our neurofeedback blog! “Out with the old, in with the new” […]
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