From: e_e_ling_at_h...
Date: 2001-04-02 01:41:21
OK, I stand corrected - neurofeedback *can* be bad for you. I stick
by my original point though, someone has a seizure through eeg
training has *chosen* to use the eeg information for neurofeedback. I
don't think that person has the right to blame the machine or the
manufacturers, as the eeg is only providing information. Imagine if a
sportsman used a heart-rate monitor to see how high he could get his
heart-rate up, and had a heart attack. Can he blame the
manufacturers? I think not!
Thanks for the points though, and I'll stand back on the technical
issues as I don't know what I'm talking about! I would say, however,
that I believe we should aim to produce a device that everyone can
use, not just those with the right hardware.
Regards
Eric
--- In buildcheapeeg_at_yahoogroups.com, peterson_at_d... wrote:
> Eric & Company--A couple of thoughts:
> First, on the issue of safety--it may very well be possible for
> someone to come to harm with brainwave training. For example, Theta
> is reported by some to be a somewhat seizure-genic state, so a
person
> (such as an epileptic) who increases his theta production may be
> putting himself at somewhat higher risk of seizures. Also, people
> with traumatic histories who do alpha-theta training may increase
the
> likelihood of getting flashbacks or other highly unpleasant PTSD
> symptoms. These are very useful effects when they occur in therapy,
> but can be quite rough on someone who doesn't know what they are or
> why they are happening.
> Second, on the IR versus optic isolation issue, I agree that IR
> may be a problem for some people, although I guess that there are
> ways of getting a desktop to work with an IR keyboard, etc. How
> expensive is an add-on like this? Anybody know?
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