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What Is NeurOptimal®?

Sarah Probst

NeurOptimal® Technology

Dynamical Neurofeedback® is a technology developed by Zengar Institute and used in its NeurOptimal® neurofeedback training systems.

Instead of providing specific “direction,” Dynamical Neurofeedback® is designed to take advantage of the brain’s natural learning processes by encouraging it to function as originally designed. Pneuma Christian Counseling and Neurofeedback in Mandeville, Oregon uses NeurOptimal® neurofeedback to promote and facilitate the brain’s natural tendency toward self-regulation, resilience, and flexibility.

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The Technology

Designed by a duo of clinical psychologists to work with the brain as a Non-Linear Dynamical System, NeurOptimal® represents the cutting-edge of neuro-technology today. With the required expertise built into the system and its unsurpassed ease of use, over three million hours of experience have shown NeurOptimal® to be the effective, safe choice for those seeking the most out of their life. NeurOptimal® is used by professionals and home-users all over the world. From Mandeville to Perth, Manhattan to Madrid, Amsterdam to Montreal, NeurOptimal® is the global standard for human performance technology.

NeurOptimal® Versus a Linear System?

It's user friendly.
NeurOptimal® is truly “plug and play” with no complicated set-up or expertise required. For all of its internal design complexity, NeurOptimal®’s ease-of-use gives it a significant advantage over other systems.

It's diagnostically agnostic.
Instead of targeting specific symptoms, NeurOptimal® focuses on optimizing overall brain function. This approach naturally ameliorates most complaints, whatever their source.

It's non-evasive.
When you are training, no electricity, vibration or external signal is going into the brain. In addition, brain training with NeurOptimal® does not target specific areas of the brain nor does it push the brain in any direction by giving it goals to achieve, decided by an “expert.” In this way, NeurOptimal® is globally effective while remarkably free of unwanted side effects.

It's 100% natural.
Each brain is unique and knows the best way to “correct” itself for improved efficiency. NeurOptimal® simply provides the central nervous system with information about its own activity. Given the right information the brain can naturally optimize itself.

What Makes Neuroptimal® Unique?

Dynamical Neurofeedback technology was originated and developed by Zengar and is unique to NeurOptimal®. NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback takes advantage of the brain’s natural dynamical learning processes by giving the brain the information it needs to do the work itself. It’s like holding up a mirror to the brain so it can make its own adjustments. This gently, surely and powerfully enables the brain to function more efficiently. Instead of telling the brain what to do by the practitioner setting the goals for that day, NeurOptimal® naturally maximizes the brain’s innate capabilities of self-regulation, resilience and flexibility.

NeurOptimal®’s Dynamical Neurofeedback technology is based on the co-creator Dr. Val Brown’s understanding of the non-local “holographic” way the brain functions as a rich interconnected neural net (and that’s putting it super-simply). This distinguishes NeurOptimal® from every other neurofeedback system, in some very important ways:

Brain Dynamics

The brain is a non-linear, dynamical system that perceives information and adjusts to incoming stimuli in a dynamic dance of ongoing balance. As a result, the brain is inherently geared towards general (but not absolute) self-regulation based on incoming information. This is why NeurOptimal® provides the brain with the information it needs to do its job itself, rather than telling it what it needs to do, which is how a linear neurofeedback system works. This is one reason we are so safe — because we are not pushing the brain towards an externally determined goal.

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​Process Variability

Most neurofeedback systems try to train the brain to produce more or less of something, based on norms in the population. But the brain exhibits Process Variability, in simple terms meaning it does NOT demonstrate absolute values for the “amount” of brain activity required for specific functions. Rather, this varies from person to person, determined by the task in which the person is engaged, the time of day, blood sugar levels, recent amount of rest and sleep, overall health, genetics and so on. So trying to train the brain to levels decided by an “expert” based on a diagnosis or on an evaluation, or on a test showing one moment in time maybe weeks earlier, or on symptoms experienced by the person during the week that is all done in linear neurofeedback process, is not, we believe, aligned with the body’s innate process of learning!

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Functional Targeting

While there are some physiological functions that are largely localized to a pinpoint site within the brain, the larger reality is that the brain is a vastly interconnected network of multiple, distributed functions and locations. It operates much like the entire Worldwide Web does. This means, among other things, that there is a dynamic range of variability within different regions of the brain that determines the optimal psychological balance for each individual. This range also varies dynamically moment to moment depending on the processes that are active in at the time.

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The Results

Given the above assumptions, NeurOptimal® Dynamical Neurofeedback does not attempt to restore brain function to some presumed “average” or “best” level based on other people by comparing your brain to a database. Instead, Pneuma Christian Counseling in Mandeville uses NeurOptimal® to provide YOUR central nervous system with accurate information about ITSELF, which allows your brain to assemble its own, best organizing strategies moment by moment.

Perfectly simple. Perfectly safe. Perfectly You.

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