Biofeedback for Optimal Performance Research

Stress Symptoms

• Headaches, migraines

• Upset stomach

• Tension

• Irritability

• Depression

• Diarrhea

• Constipation

• Lack of energy

• Feeling of hopelessness

• Concentration problems

• Muscle tension

• Excessive eating

• Skipping meals

• Frequent colds

• Irritability

• Feeling of powerlessness

• Forgetfulness

• Inability to make decisions

• Insomnia

• Increased consumption of tobacco, alcohol, or

Good stressful situations can be caused by the following. This is what can help us create initial assessment:

• Job success

• Vacation travels

• Pleasant Surprises

• Praise

• In love

• happiness

• enthusiasm

• Marriage

• Birth of a child

• Reconciliation

• Passed exam

• New job

• Fulfilled family life

Distress – negative stress

• Makes you ill when it is subjectively perceived as a burden.

In peak performance, HEG neurofeedback can be used to measure and condition focus.

• In elite athletes, the process of focusing (e.g., right before the start or a goal throw) can be measured and conditioned using nIR-HEG.

• Activating maximally at the right moment is crucial for achieving the best possible success!

• Deactivating at the right moment reduces

If don’t know what to start with, start with breathing

Biofeedback is as good as the person itself.

Biofeedback training requires more than obtaining information through appro- priate instruments. It requires systematic instruction, social guidance, and use of self-regulatoryprocesses in selecting appropriatebiofeedback modalities and mental techniques, and evaluating outcomes until the skill becomes automatized. Once the skill is mastered,