| These six devices were selected by Gary Ames for | | | | ways.The BrainMaster is a good device for |
| their research support and professional regard. All are | | | | consumers, but you may need professional support. |
| available to consumers and can be a great bargain for | | | | Play Attention is a weaker technology but has good |
| quality of life. These gadgets usually produce significant | | | | remote support. Pocket Neurobics is a bargain with the |
| improvements in nervous system functioning which are | | | | weakest support. Yahoo has good newsgroup |
| sustained in the long term after the benefit is | | | | support forums.Anyone can buy EEG biofeedback |
| obtained.Temperature biofeedback training with a | | | | units on these sites. |
| thermometer. | | | | - stand alone, PC or wireless |
| Learn to relax by increasing the blood perfusion to | | | | single channel, helmet |
| your fingers or toes. Trial and error learning guides you | | | | - wireless |
| toward relaxation. | | | | |
| $19.95Galvanic Skin Response (GSR). Skin | | | | |
| Conductance. | | | | |
| Every time your autonomic nervous system changes | | | | may need a license or prescription to buy other more |
| the level of arousal or relaxation, the moisture of your | | | | expensive equipment from a manufacturer or |
| skin changes, and this affects the electrical conductivity | | | | dealer.HemoEncephaloGraphy, HEG (blood brain image |
| of your fingers. | | | | with infrared sensors). |
| GSR 2 - with or without accessories. ~$50 or $150. | | | | These biofeedback devices monitor blood perfusion |
| | | | or blood oxygenation inside the brain with an infrared |
| Rate Variability, HRV. When you inhale, heart rate | | | | sensor on a headband. When you practice at |
| increases. When you exhale, heart rate decreases. | | | | activating certain sites on the head enhance a |
| Learning to have smooth and strong heart rhythms in | | | | corresponding function in the brain. HEG devices can |
| sync with breathing is good for mind and body. | | | | be both hand held and computer-based.There are two |
| $295 | | | | kinds of HEG: nir HEG and pIR HEG. |
| Hand Held, $395 | | | | pIR HEG uses a box shaped sensor that is worn on |
| $395 | | | | the forehead. It is used only for the frontal cortex, the |
| & HRV combined | | | | most human part of the brain. |
| Lush computer game with 40 biofeedback challenges. | | | | nir HEG is a headband with flat sensors that can be |
| Sedate. $159.95.EEG Biofeedback or Neurofeedback. | | | | positioned at different sites on the head to exercise |
| Brain Wave Training. | | | | particular brain functions. See |
| Monitoring and interacting with your own brain waves | | | | HEG and/or EEGCranial Electrical Stimulation, CES |
| is a powerful method. There is broad applicability to | | | | This device is not biofeedback. CES sends a very |
| enhance sanity, health, competence, and wisdom. This | | | | mild current through the brain. Strong research support, |
| device will probably improve your life in multiple | | | | FDA approved for anxiety, depression and insomnia. |