Lucie Schnitzer

“One is the intimate hierarchical cooperation of the prefrontal cortex with other cortical and subcortical regions of the brain in the structuring of behavior, reasoning, and language.”

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The Prefrontal Cortex

Joaquin Fuster

https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-prefrontal-cortex/id1000793031

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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

Elements of Biofeedback Therapy

• Scanning of the musculature

• Working with trigger points

• Identification and reduction of compensatory postures

• Differentiation between muscle tension and muscle shortening

• Static EMG measurements

• Dynamic EMG measurements

Biofeedback as...

• General relaxation training and stress management strategy

• A targeted technique to influence poor posture, muscular imbalances, and increased muscle tension in specific muscle groups

• Primary goal: Emphasizing self-initiative and self-regulation capabilities, and reducing helplessness, fear of movement, and avoidance or protective beh

• Slow twitch fibers
  – Responsible for maintaining tonic baseline and postural tension
  – Frequency range below 80 Hz

• Fast twitch fibers
  – Primarily serve phasic, strong, and fast movements
  – Frequency range 100–200 Hz

Psychophysiology

• Psychological stress is often accompanied by muscular tension as well as head, neck, shoulder, and lower back pain.

• Classical conditioning of tension and pain:
  – Pain leads to reflexive muscle tension and increased sympathetic activation. Due to the increased muscle tension and activation, the pain is further intensified or even trigg

Indications in the Motor System

• Tension headaches

• Cervical syndrome

• Temporomandibular dysfunction
  (dysregulation of muscle and jaw functions)

• Bruxism (teeth grinding)

• Back pain

• Urinary and fecal incontinence

• Postural disorders of the musculoskeletal system

• Muscle tics

• Writer’s cramp

• Spastic paralysis

• Neuromuscular rehabilitation in cases of paresis and spinal