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EXCELLENT BRAIN FOR SENIORS / “YAD EZER LAHEVER”

We live in an age where life expectancy is rising moment by moment. The prevailing estimate is that in the next decade, people aged 65 and over will make up about 15% of the population, and about 5% will watch away from the age of 80. These populations, most often, complain about suboptimal quality of […]

Brain Waves Series

Excellent Brain – The Frequency Series – The Frequency Ranges of the Human Brain and Their Meaning in the Neurofeedback World  Delta wave – (0.1 to 4 Hz)  Theta wave  - (4 – 7 Hz)  Alpha wave  - (8 – 15 Hz)  Beta wave  - (16-31 Hz)  Gamma wave  - (32-100 Hz) Want to know […]

What is ADHD?

Article: Dr. Meirav Klo – physiologist and neurofeedback therapist Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder.  The symptoms of this disorder include difficulty paying attention and concentrating (we will discuss the difference between them in the future), hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The symptoms can appear in varying degrees of severity, but it is not necessary […]

NEUROFEEDBACK – TRAINING THE BRAIN WAVES TO IMPROVE ATTENTION

This article on neurofeedback, written by an excellent entrepreneur and founder of the Excellent Brain company, Ofer A. Lidsky, was published in the Carousel Magazine, a website for attention and concentration of Tel Aviv University. The human brain is made up of two main types of cells, glial cells and nerve cells called neurons. The […]

Neurofeedback Explanation

The training kits and programs that Excellent Brain develops and markets operate using neurofeedback technology. Neurofeedback is a ‘brain training’ method developed in the early 1970s. The scientific rationale for neurofeedback is based on the ‘principle of repetition’ and receiving immediate positive feedback. In this way, the brain can be ‘taught’ to create a ‘positive […]

ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEUROFEEDBACK AND BIOFEEDBACK

By Ofer Lidsky – Excellent Brain Ltd. ———————— One of the most common questions that comes to an excellent mind is ‘what is the difference between neurofeedback and biofeedback?’ Many people do not know or understand the difference between these two common methods. The term biofeedback means giving feedback through the measurement of biological parameters. […]

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Our brain is responsible for all the motor, cognitive, and mental functions we perform. How does it happen? The brain is a collection of nerve cells, called neurons. The neurons communicate with each other in the form of large communication networks and transmit messages in two forms: electricity and chemistry. The message goes from cell […]

DONALD H.’S LEARNING CIRCLE

By Ofer Lidsky – December 2020 In 1949, the scientist Donald Heb (HEBB) published a groundbreaking book that would change our understanding of how the brain learns and develops. The book Organization of Behavior presents us with a clear theory that explains how the brain learns and how it is expressed at the level of […]

Validation of Electroencephalographic Recordings Obtained with a Consumer-Grade, Single Dry Electrode, Low-Cost Device: A Comparative Study

Abstract The functional validity of the signal obtained with low-cost electroencephalography (EEG) devices is still under debate. Here, we have conducted an in-depth comparison of the EEG-recordings obtained with a medical-grade golden-cup electrodes ambulatory device, the SOMNOwatch + EEG-6, vs those obtained with a consumer-grade, single dry electrode low-cost device, the NeuroSky MindWave, one of […]