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Training the brain to stop worrying
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New research by psychologists at Swansea University is looking at ways to help people reduce anxiety in everyday life - by teaching them to control their brain activity. Experience of anxiety can be extremely debilitating, preventing people from living fulfilling lives, but through a process called neurofeedback, people can reduce their anxiety and get rid of intrusive and ruminative thoughts. Neurofeedback is also known as EEG Biofeedback, as it is based on the brain's electrical activity, the electroencephalogram (EEG). It is a painless, non-invasive method, which helps people to modify their brainwave activity to improve attention, concentration, reduce impulsivity, and to control hyperactive behaviours. Essentially, the technique trains the brain to regulate and adjust itself to function more efficiently. More... posted Tuesday, 30 May 2006 |