How long has neurofeedback been around?
As humans we have been fascinated by our brain since 4,000BC when the euphoriant effect of poppy plants was stumbled upon. After all many suggest our amazing human brain is what gives us an advantage over every other animal. Over the last few decades technology has opened up a new world for us to tap into the brain’s magnificent ability to perform the most remarkable of things. Neurofeedback springs out of these new discoveries and technology. The beginnings of neurofeedback date back to the discovery of brain waves in 1924 by German psychiatrist Hans Berger. Subsequently, in the 1960s Barry Sterman while working for NASA, made the amazing discovery that brain training could increase resistance to seizures. Sterman continued his research, expanding the field during the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s, Sue and Sigfried Othmer, in search for healing for their son’s seizures discovered and released neurofeedback into clinical applications. Therapeutic use includes applications for addiction
