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A willingness to explore everything
and anything that will help us
radiate limitless energy, focus,
health and flow in everything
we do.
Event Agenda
• 7pm – 7:30pm: Neurofeedback overview
• 7:30pm – 8pm: Questions & Answers
• 8pm – 9pm: Hands-on Neurofeedbackdemonstration
– EMOTIV EPOC+
– Brain Visualizer
– Mind WorkStation
– Neuro-Programmer 3 (NP3)
Housekeeping
• Bathrooms are downstairs, right side for men and left for women
• Wifi access:– Wifi name: Access
– Wifi Password: planLMS4634
• Water is available at the kitchenette
• Feel free to checkout the facility, it includes a gym, 2 steam sauna rooms, hot tub, networking areas, pool table, lounge
In a nutshell "it’s the emerging set of practices
that average people are adopting that help
manage one’s own biology using a combination
of medical, nutritional and electronic
techniques".
A BioHacker is therefore a human being who
“strives to optimize their life by continuously
improving themselves using new and better ways
as they gain more knowledge of themselves“.
Aren’t we all just BioHackers of our lives?
What is BioHacking?
Tap into more of your body’s innate abilities so
that you can enter and experience enhanced mental, physical, and emotional states reliably
and easily.
What other things does Biohacking do?
Improve cognition
Enhance creativity
Improve productivity
Increase concentration
Improve focus/attention
Improve quality of life
Reduce stress
Prolong life
Increase energy
Lose weight
Sharpen memory
Improve sleep
Firstly, what is Biofeedback?
Biofeedback is a learning method based on
your own body and the signals it sends to
you.
Biofeedback can help you enhance and improve your life
By "reading" your own body and mastering its
messages and what it needs to improve its
performance, you can become more self-aware of your moment to moment state and your
options to change that state.
Biofeedback is non-invasive, and can translate
your body's distinctive signals into a variety of
forms - sound, visual, sensory as well as raw
data.
With advances in technology Neurofeedbackdevices have escaped from the hospital and undergone an explosive transformation
of functionality as well as reduction in price.
NeurofeedbackNeurofeedback is biofeedback focused on
signals and measurements of the brain.
EEG biofeedback is training to increase flexibility
and resilience of brain states based on electrical
brainwave patterns collected from a persons
scalp.
You need approximately 12 – 20 (40 min)
sessions on average are required for results
$1386 for 12 sessions$2310 for 20 sessions
Psychologist/Clinical Counselling
$1300 to $2300
COST:
EEGElectroencephalography
Electroencephalography, or EEG, is the
measurement of electrical activity in the brain
using electrodes placed on the scalp.
Brainwave EntrainmentBrainwaves represent electrical activity in the
brain, and brainwave entrainment is a method of stimulating this activity using patterns of sound or light.
Through the brain entrainment procedure you
can causes one's brainwave frequencies to
synchronize with a periodic stimulus (sound,
vibration or light) having a frequencycorresponding to the intended brain-state (for
example, to induce a trance, dreams, sleep or
relaxation.)
Binaural beats
This is how binaural beating works:
•A sound played in the left ear is heard as a single tone. •A sound played in the right ear is also heard as a single tone.
•When played together the vibrato perceived is called binaural beating.
Refined with over 50 years of research and development, and supported by numerous independent studies, reports, and articles,
the patented Hemi-Sync® technology has been scientifically and clinically proven to be effective.
This unique audio process works through the generation of
complex, multi-layered audio signals, which act together to create
a resonance that is reflected in unique brainwave forms
characteristic of specific states of consciousness.
When you hear these through stereo headphones or speakers,
your brain responds by producing a third sound (called a binaural
beat) that encourages the desired brainwave activity.
The result is a focused, whole-brain state known as hemispheric synchronization, or Hemi-Sync®, where the left and right hemispheres are working together in a state of coherence.
EEG-Driven Stimulation / Neurofeedback
EEG devices can be used as a guide for brain stimulation, enhancing the therapy by "driving" the brain towards certain states using brain analysis as a roadmap.
During EEG-driven stimulation, incoming data from EEG sensors is used by our software to observe the impact of the session as it is taking place.
The software can then automatically modify and optimize the stimulation based on information coming directly from the brain and body, allowing the session to adapt to the wide variety of physiological and psychological differences from person to person. The modular design of Mind WorkStation makes it easier than ever to accomplish.
Mind WorkStation SoftwareMind WorkStation can connect to most
commercial EEG units. It can do this directly
through devices such as the NeuroSky, Emotiv
EPOC, Emotiv EEG, or through software such
as BioExplorer, BioEra and BioGraph.
As with biofeedback, Mind WorkStation can also
be used as an advanced feedback mechanism
for neurofeedback by affecting on-screen
visualizations or the audio. It can also be used
with the program's advanced 3D graphing
system.
Neuro-Programmer 3 (NP3)
Neuro-Programmer 3 (NP3) is capable of using
EEG devices to enhance brainwave entrainment.
Simply hook up an EEG unit and enable Bio-
Optimization in NP3.
While using NP3 it will record your neurological
response from the EEG and optimize the
stimulation based on your profile. In other words, it
will create a session uniquely tailored to you
and significantly more effective.
Emotive EPOC+
The Emotiv EPOC is a research grade,
high resolution, neuro-signal acquisition
and processing wireless neuroheadset.
It uses a set of sensors to tune into electric
signals produced by the brain to detect
player thoughts, feelings and expressions
and connects wirelessly to most PCs. Its 14
saline sensors offer optimal positioning and
accuracy.