Innovative Brain Tools forBehavioral, Emotional, and

Academic Growth

Becky AishNeuro@actg.org

612-789-1236

A Chance To Grow is dedicated to helping all, includingthose with learning problems, developmental delays andbrain injuries, reach their highest potential.

A Chance To Grow Programs:• Home Based Services• Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic• Auditory Processing Clinic & Therapy• Optometry Clinic & Vision Therapy• Neurotechnology Clinic & EEG Biofeedback• SMART Boost Up Plus - Summer & School• Neurological Reorganization•Turnquist Child Enrichment Center• Minnesota Learning Resource Center• Kretsch Family Brain Resource Library

1800 Second St. NEMinneapolis, MN 55418

A Chance To GrowWWW.ACTG.ORG 612-789-1236

Learning Starts With Building Developmental Foundations

NEUROTECHNOLOGY Benefits ofNeurotechnology

Neurotechnology Tools Allow For:•A relaxed state of mind

•Improvement in behavior

•Academic success•Athletic enhancement

What isNEUROTECHNOLOGY?

EXERCISE FOR THE BRAIN

What type of child should be referredto use AVE or EEG Biofeedback?

HYPERACTIVE/INATTENTIVE ADD OR ADHD

OPPOSITIONAL/REFUSES TO DO WORK TIRED

UNMOTIVATIONAL/QUIET/PASSIVE ANXIOUS

“ACHES & PAINS” CHILD AVOIDANT

DEPRESSED/DOWN AUTISTIC

VERY DISORGANIZED EMOTIONAL

ANGRY/AGGRESSIVE/ARGUMENTITIVE STRESSED

STUCK ON BEHAVIORS/THOUGHTS FORGETFUL

Neurotechnology’s2 Components

EEG Biofeedback:A noninvasive way of using computerizedtechnology to give feedback about whatone’s brainwaves are doing

Audio Visual Entrainment/AVE:Brainwaves are exercised (entrained) withlight and sound patterns

EEG Biofeedback

• Delta - Deep Sleep -- Brain Damage, Drug Abuse• Theta - Light Sleep -- Creativity, Brain Fog, ADHD,

LD, Depression, Headaches, Seizures, PTSD• Alpha - Meditation - Passive Attention, ADD,

Depression, Sadness• SMR - Calm, Relaxed Focus, Emotionally Stable• Low Beta - Alert Focus/Active Cognitive Process• High Beta - Tension, Anxiety, Night Terrors, Sleep

Issues, OCD, Type A Personalities• Gamma - Multi-Focal Attention

Electrical Brain Activityand the Experience

“Normal” Scan

ElectricalActivitysymmetricalthroughout inbothHemispheresof the brain

Initial Scan of Client Before Sessions

Theta that causes lack of focus and concentration, memorydifficulties, repressed memories from PTSD & depression

HighBetawhichcausesAnxiety

Deltafrom aBrainInjury

Delta

Theta

HighBeta

Final Scan After 40 Sessions

Academic -Activity Line

“Normal” or Average Flexibility Scan

Strongflexibilitythroughout theactivitylevels

Little activitynear theAcademicLine

Initial Scan Of Client Before Sessions

Brainactivity”stuck inlowerLevels.LittleFlexibility

Academic -Activity Line

Final Scan After 40 sessions

Moreactivityandflexibility

Initial Scan Of Client Before Sessions

CentralNervousSystemOverStimulated--- Thebody’s in aFIGHT ORFLIGHTmode

Final Scan After 40 Sessions

CalmerOverallCentralNervousSystem

PRE

POST

Divergence Numbers =

Right & Left Brain Hemisphere Communication

( Lower the Number = More Communication )

PRE

4811.69

POST

73.98

Normal orAverage

100 or

Neurofeedback Changes Brains in Veterans

Where To FindEEG Biofeedback Research

www.EEGINFO.com

Disorder/DisabilityResearch/Case Study Articles

ADD/ADHDLearning Disorders

DepressionPTSD

AnxietyAutism

Violence

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

“Evidence-based Child and AdolescentPsychosocial Interventions”

BIOFEEDBACK (Including EEG)Level 1 “BEST SUPPORT” intervention for

Attention & HyperactivityLevel 3 “MODERATE SUPPORT“ intervention for

Anxious or Avoidant Behaviors

How can a child qualify forEEG Biofeedback sessions?

Qualifying Traits

EXTRA THETA

EXTRA HIGH BETA

BRAINWAVES “STUCK” IN ONEFREQUENCY

UNSTEADY CENTRAL NERVOUSSYSTEM

SLOW COMMUNICATIONBETWEEN THE 2 BRAIN

HEMISPHERES

Audio Visual EntrainmentPutting onthe eyesets& earphones

AVE Control Device

AVE in a reclining chair

AVE lying down

Audio Visual EntrainmentDevice

AUDIO =

What IsAudio Visual Entrainment?

VISUAL =

ENTRAINMENT =

2 Ways To Use AVEPassively

• Choose a Relaxation Program• Close Your Eyes

• Lay Down• Follow the Entrainment

• Let-Go• Quiet The Mind

• Relax

Benefits• Reduce Stress

• Stimulates The Neurons• Enhances Blood Flow

• Increases Oxygen• Reduce Muscle Tension• Boost Immune Function

2 Ways To Use AVEProactively

• Close Your Eyes• Customize Your Program• Rehearse An Activity YouWant To Improve In Your Mind• Let Your Brain Put You In

“The Zone”

Benefits• Improvement In The Activity

You Want To Enhance

How often should one use it?Safety of Tru-Vu Eyesets With

Photo-Epileptic Seizures COLORS

Mind Alive, 2003

WHITE: Use with any session

BLUE: Calming & Relaxing

LIGHT BLUE: Reduces Risk ofSeizures

GREEN: Effective for Pain reduction& Meditation

YELLOW: Improve Cognition &Focus

RED: Increase Physical Arousal &energize yourself

MAGENTA: Best for Meditation &Building Creativity

CES(Cranial Electrical Stimulation)

Deep RelaxationImproved Memory

Mental ClarityMood Elevation

Improved LearningSound Sleep

Increased ConcentrationIncreased Vitality

Reduction of Psychosomatic ConditionsAssisting Substance Abuse Recover

AVE in the schoolsMind Alive, Inc

Audio Visual Entrainment Devicesare licensed by

Health Canada as a

Class I Medical Devicefor the treatment of attentional disorders,

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD),depressed mood, insomnia and anxiety.

Physiology of Audio Visual Entrainment

1. Dissociation/Hypnotic Induction (Glickson, 1987)

2. Increased Neurotransmitters (Berg & Siever, 2004)

3. Possible Increased Dendritic Growth (Beardsley,1989)

4. Altered Cerebral Blood Flow (Mentis, et. Al 1997)

5. Altered EEG Activity (Siever, 2004)

Alpha/Theta Training increases:

DHEAMelatonin

Beta-EndorphinDopamine

decreases:

Cortisol

AVENeurotransmitter Production

Shealy 1989

PERCENT

‘07-’08 Neurotechnology Summary Report

For

‘07-’08 Neurotechnology Summary Report ‘08-’09 Neurotechnology Summary Report

‘08-’09 Neurotechnology Summary Report

ATTENTION DEFICIT/ HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER TEST (ADHD-T)

40 AVEsessions

NEUROTECH INNOVATIONS GRANT2004-2005

21STUDENTS

9STUDENTS

N=30

Regular Education Classroom Teacher Survey

N = 30

Neurotech Innovations Grant2004-2005

40 AVE Sessions

N = 204

Slosson Oral Reading Test-Revised

Significance level, = or < .001

30 AVEsessions

Eight month reading gain in three months

NEUROTECH REPLICATION GRANT2000-2001

Reading

Scores

School/Teacher Behavior Dimension Scale Scores

N = 204

All parameters significant, = or < .001

Neurotech Replication Grant2000-2001

Less Improvement Behavior More Improvement

30 AVE Sessions

Norm

al Average = 10

When training plateaus?

http://gvanv.com/compass/arch/v1402/toc1402.html

Take a Number

Many pieces to the puzzle

EEGAVE

Vision Auditory

Speech

Allergies

Diet

SleepEmotional

Sensory AcademicPhysical

A Chance To GrowDirector of Neurotechnology

Becky Aish

612-706-5551

neuro@actg.org

For more information:

www.actg.org

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