Attention & Concentration

Innovative Therapy for Concentration and Focus

What is attention anyway?

It’s a more complex process than you might think. It involves your brain being able to orient you toward things that are important or ignore things that are not.

We have a lot of distractions today, and many of those distractions can manipulate your brain’s reward centers to rob your focus. Ever think about those different icons, lights, and sounds coming from that device?

That causes you to orient towards it. It breaks your focus and now you start searching for your reward in the form of a like, mention, or retweet.

We are being programmed in this way from a younger and younger age.

If you have children or even infants you can see how tailor-made devices today get the human brain to react.

While Technology Can Be a Problem, It Can Also Be a Solution

Neurofeedback brain training helps improve your brain’s efficiency within your attention networks to help you or your loved one use precious brain power where it is needed it most.

Imagine shining that attentional spotlight where you want it and keeping it there. Kids and adults may benefit from brain training. It can also help us see how medicines we take to help attention are doing by seeing how they affect our brain’s efficiency.

In addition, neuropsychological assessment (paper/pencil or computer-based cognitive and achievement testing) can help create a profile of strengths and weaknesses that map onto your daily life. This helps us target with even greater precision what you need to work on.

Can Neurofeedback Help Your Teen Like It Helped Cynthia’s?

Cynthia’s son Cole was really motivated to be the best at Fortnite. He spent long hours at night playing to improve his character and ranking.

He often became angry when his mom asked him to stop.

Cynthia knew he was bright, but she worried about her son’s academic success.

Cole Had Trouble Focusing at School

…and would often lose important assignments.

They met with a psychiatrist, and he had started a stimulant medication, but Cynthia felt that Cole was not himself. She also worried about the long-term impact of the drug on his developing brain.

She heard that neurofeedback training was sometimes effective in reducing need for prescription drugs and wanted more information, so she called my office.

I did a brain mapping that showed inefficient brain activity in the frontal lobe. I explained that Cole’s brain was wasting resources where it needed them the most – areas important for organization, planning and task persistence.

Together, they worked to improve the home and school environment to minimize distractions and create routines and clear expectations and consequences for Cole’s behavior.

He Came in Twice a Week After School for Neurofeedback Brain Training

He felt proud of his high scores during the training. He couldn’t believe that watching a movie with a funny hat on was helping his brain work better on the skill necessary for doing better in school.

After a few months of working with me, Cole was staying more organized, and his grades were improving. He was better able to limit his video game use to an hour a day and found homework time more manageable.

Cole scored better on neuropsychological tests of attention. His brain maps began to look more normal. With the support of his psychiatrist, he tapered off his medication.

Cynthia was glad to have her happy boy back.

An Executive Finds His Edge

Greg was a mid-level executive at a local financial firm.

He was feeling aimless and apathetic after having being passed over for a promotion. He had so many good ideas, but it always felt like his best plans never got any traction.

Sometimes, Greg had trouble getting started. There always seemed to be a million emails, tasks, and chores that would eat up his free time.

When he did sit down and get to work, his mind wandered and he was gripped with doubt. He’d tried stimulant medication, but he worried about the cardiovascular side-effects and dependency.

Greg thought brain training sounded like a scam, but his brother, another executive, had told him that he was really noticing a change after beginning neurofeedback brain training.

When Greg met with me, he began by taking a baseline computer test of cognitive function. Then he filled out a questionnaire that focused on his symptoms profile.

He Learned That He Wasn’t Alone

And that his lack of focus was actually quite common.

I helped him build his executive functioning skills through strategies and techniques that stressed organization, planning, and taking consistent action on his biggest priorities.

In session, Greg trained his brain to work more efficiently in his frontal lobe, where the executive functions are located. This combination approach made him more confident and focused at work.

Soon he found himself easily presenting HIS proposals to the board and was confident that when the next round of promotions came around he wouldn’t be left scratching his head.

Aren’t You Tired of Procrastinating? Be Your Best You!

Schedule a brain mapping or neuropsychological assessment today. Gain the insight you need to improve your performance through the science of neuromodulation.

Phone consults are free, (917) 740-9547. Call, text, or email today. Put that device to good use for once!