2-Channel Synchrony and Alpha Theta Placements

[@eddiegagnon5957]

Hi Kurt! I just discovered your channel from your placebo video from last year. I checked out eeginfo.com and I think I it ABSOLUTELY AMAZING the you all offer free treatments to veterans! That is truly a great gift to our world! As far as neurofeedback goes, I’m on the fence. I was seeing a practitioner for about 15 weeks but I didn’t see any results. The office and equipment seemed vastly outdated, I’m not a clinician though so I don’t know if that played a role. I’m wondering, based on what I understood from your website, there are many different types of neurofeedback? Which one, in your opinion, is most effective for treating Panic Disorder?

[@othmerk]

Hi Eddie, thank you for the kind words. There are so many things called neurofeedback right now, and then such a variety of different therapists using systems in different ways, it's a challenge. Keep up your search. Check out our directory at www.eegdirectory.com and the work I'm most excited about today is the new infra-low work on the newer Cygnet systems. I hope that helps. And if you're not seeing effects and benefits quickly, keep moving to try other therapists.

[@prinzjakowitsch.alexander]

Hi Kurt, in my point of view I, if I use the jumper, I just need 4 electrodes? So that I can choose to put the "-" on A1 or A2

[@othmerk]

Yes, I had the same question. This setup gives a more stable signal. Think of this as a "linked ears" setup. This allows the reading to incorporate readings from both sides into both channels, which means that the effects of a big burst near a reference electrode has less effect on the entire recording. But four electrodes will also work okay as you described.

[@prinzjakowitsch.alexander]

Does it make any difference, if you put the reference electrodes behind the ear or on the earlobe?

[@othmerk]

No, it shouldn't make much difference, we use the mastoid and earlobe interchangeably.

[@firephox]

Kurt, what is the difference between the Neuroamp and Neuroamp II if one wanted to use an amplifier for doing ILF Othmer Method NFB? Thanks

[@othmerk]

The neuroamp II changed the processing of the low frequency to both go lower, and handle the low signals better.

[@firephox]

@@othmerk Thanks for getting back to me, I see. Would the first Neuroamp still be usable for current Othmer ILF protocols?

[@othmerk]

@@firephox The change from the fist generation to the second was quite dramatic. The results are very different. You couldn't use the old amp with a current day training course or protocol guide. The Synchrony and alpha-theta training however remain pretty much unchanged between the two devices.

[@firephox]

@@othmerk I see. Thanks a lot.