YORK biofeedback CENTRE
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Contact & Location

York Biofeedback Centre is based at York Science Park. With free parking it is readily accessible to residents of York, Leeds and the Yorkshire area.

The centre was established by Glyn Blackett, a trained psychotherapist, in 2005.

tel: 01904 435 267

Neurofeedback for ADD and ADHD

Neurofeedback has a research-proven record of success with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Neurofeedback measures changes in activity in the brain, and by feeding back this information via computer, stimulates the brain to regulate itself more effectively.

York Biofeedback Centre offers:

LENS graph of progress
  • Low Energy Neurofeedback System - the graph shows progress in attention, based on 100 clients' self-ratings in a published study by Stephen Larsen et al.

What's The Evidence?

Brain Imaging Study (fMRI) - University of Montreal

This group used brain imaging before and after neurofeedback to demonstrate changes, and concluded neurofeedback 'has the capacity to functionally normalize the brain systems mediating selective attention and response inhibition in AD/HD children'.

Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback ADD Page

AAPB rates the research evidence supporting biofeedback for ADD at level 4 out of 5 - efficacious.

Amen Clinics: brain scans showing Prefrontal Cortex activation in ADD

The clinic's founder, Daniel Amen, MD is a neuropsychiatrist, uses neurofeedback and describes it as 'a powerful and exciting treatment with a developing future'.

Joel Lubar's ADD / ADHD Research

Lubar has played a leading role in establishing the credibility of neurofeedback - this paper reviews his earlier work. One study followed an ABA design: first he reduced the symptoms of ADD, then reinstated them by reversing the direction of neurofeedback training, then reduced them again.

Collection of Research on Neurofeedback for ADD / ADHD

Page from EEG Info listing research and review papers of the efficacy of neurofeedback for ADD and ADHD.

What Is ADD?

ADD is a real neurologically-based disorder, characterised by inattentiveness, distractibility, impulsiveness, disorganisation, procrastination and failing to finish tasks or meet deadlines. Often there are emotional problems such as depression and anxiety. There are two main forms of ADD:

  • Inattentive ADD - distractibility, tendency to day-dream
  • Hyperactive form, ADHD - in addition there is restlessness, impulsivity and inappropriate social behaviour.

Most often diagonsed in children, ADD usually persists into adulthood.

What Causes ADD?

There is no single cause, rather a range of factors are involved: physiological, nutritional, psychological and social.

Commonly there is dysregulation of the Prefrontal Cortex, the brain's "executive control centre". This area plays a major role in attention, planning, and control of impulses and emotions - things ADD sufferers don't do well.

ADD Links

ADDISS - Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service UK based ADD support service

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