QEEG & Brain Mapping

QEEG brain mapping is a procedure that uses digital computer technology to analyse the recording of electrical activity within the brain from 24 channels. This tool gives us the ability to view the dynamic changes taking place throughout the brain during processing tasks and assist in determining which areas of the brain are fully engaged and processing efficiently.

Over the past 30 years, a method of QEEG analysis called Neurometrics has been developed at the Brain Research Laboratory of New York University's Medical Center, under grant from the National Institute of Health.

Neurometric analysis aids in a more precise diagnosis of subtle brain dysfunction. It provides information about the functional organization and disorganization of the brain and its normal development.

It serves as a basis for identifying variations in brain function that are associated with different types of neurological disorders including:

• Attention Deficit Disorder,
• Learning Disabilities,
• Depression & Anxiety,
• Dementia,
• Mild Head Injury,
• and Obsessive / Compulsive Disorder,

as well as assuring that the true underlying cause of the problem is addressed.

Neurometric analysis received FDA approval [510(k) 974748] as a diagnostic tool and presently is the only objective measure for many of these neurologically based disorders. This process is used in select hospitals, clinics and research centers around the world.

Clinical Applications of QEEG

The qEEG is used by those currently in a professional practice for the following clinical applications: evaluating effects of medications and predicting medication response, in evaluating head traumas, in assessment of cognitive and psychiatric changes, in Neurotherapy and in peak performance assessment.