Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity ADHD

Are you looking for a solution for your ADHD symptoms or those of your child? Neuroplus expertise and neurotechnologies have proven their worth.

The number of people diagnosed with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity ADHD is increasing every year. The causes are multiple and range from genetics to lifestyle.

Research shows that people who resolve their ADHD symptoms experience greater success in life, like for instance:

• less dropping out of school
• fewer problems with justice
• less consumption of cigarettes, alcohol and drugs
• fewer divorces
• fewer job losses
• a higher salary

At Neuroplus, we are focused on helping you increase your quality of life. Our Neuro Experts are dedicated to bring forward real solutions that help you resolve your attention difficulties for good.

ADHD: what works?

When you suspect having ADHD, your first instinct probably is to talk to your doctor who most often will prescribe a psychostimulant drug. 

In other European countries and Australia, researchers are prone to look for alternatives to medication. A large study published in 2020 once again demonstrated the effectiveness of neurofeedback for the treatment of attention deficit with or without hyperactivity ADHD.

These studies most often use a simple 1 eeg electrode which tends to need longer trainings to gain results as compared to the latest 19 sensor neurofeedback training systems. An American study recently showed that using a 19 electrode QEEG neurofeedback equipment improved symptoms up to twice as fast.

Whether you choose to retrain your brain circuits with neurofeedback, increase attentional neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine with medication, or practice psychoeducational or psychological strategies to promote focus and calm, these and other approaches can prove to be effective.

You can improve your ADHD symptoms with neurofeedback:

• If you are already taking medication
• If you have been diagnosed with ADHD
• If you have symptoms of attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity that seem not severe enough to be called ADHD
• If your ability to focus is good but you want to have it become even better 

In all cases, our goal in neurofeedback training is the same: allow you to improve your attention, your memory, your ease of learning and self control. Our approach integrates the best technologies, as we work in collaboration with your healthcare professionals.

An innovative approach that personalizes your brain training to reduce ADHD symptoms  

Every brain is different, and ADHD presents itself in a unique form. During the initial analysis of brain activity, more than one brain type of ADHD can be identified. For example, some people lack electrical power and mental energy while others have too much and feel more stressed and anxious.

This is why some medications or interventions work for some and not for others. Some people experience side effects with a drug but other don’t. By measuring your brain activity right from the start, it is easier to predict which strategies will help you and which may have unpleasant effects.

With a detailed baseline assessment of your brain activity, along with a tailor-made brain training plan, the risk of side effects is extremely low while probability of success is quite high.

At Neuroplus, our goal is to understand your brain in depth to better guide your improvements in attention and self-control, as well as memory, stress management, motivation, learning, sleep, and so on.

Your personalized brain training program will develop the specific brain electrical circuits that need to be optimized for you to feel better fast. The program is natural, safe with long-lasting results. 

A comprehensive plan to maximize neuroplasticity and multiply results

Like any good training program, specific lifestyle and thinking habits have been identified by neuroscience as accelerators of change. If you've heard of omega-3s, turmeric, or light therapy, these are just a few examples. At Neuroplus, our experts are also researchers in neuroplasticity. They have prepared neurological, physical and mental exercises for you to accelerate your success.

We give you access to the latest knowledge in neuroplasticity. You will learn how to breathe, relax, eat, move, sleep and meditate to accelerate the development of your focusing skills as well as those that allow you to relax and sleep soundly.

These add-ons to QEEG neurofeedback training allow for faster and greater results. Simply follow our comprehensive programs one step at a time to progress smoothly and get the results you thrive for. 

The Neuroplus QEEG Brain Map helps to understand what causes your  ADHD symptoms and how to personalise your brain enhancement program

After mapping your unique brain type by measuring your brain’s electrical output at the 1.5 cubic millimeter, we will compare your brain to an ideal one in a scientific method that looks to identify the specific brain areas responsible pour your lacks of mental, emotional or physical performance.

Our brain experts will develop a personalized brain optimization plan to help you build your mental strengths in a step-by-step manner. After receiving your QEEG brain report, they will explain to you exactly what can be done to improve your attention and self-control. 

Because our plan is a brain coaching training one, our partnership is essential in your mental development success. We provide the plan, the tools and the best expert coaching available, and you put in the sustained efforts. 

Together, we will thrive to rebuild the electrical circuits of your brain along with a better harmony of each type of brainwave that help with your focus, concentration, attention, self-control and stress management skills, among others.

Most people experience progressive and long lasting results in their attentional skills, stress management capacities, quality of sleep, memory, presence and so on.

Your personalized brain training program includes:

1. A measurement of the activity of your brain to the nearest 1.5 mm called a quantitative electroencephalogram QEEGQ in 4 steps:

• Questionnaires and preparatory instructions for the QEEGQ assessment preparatory instructions for the QEEG assessment

• An appointment with a top brain performance expert with a measure of your brain activity during a quantitative electroencephalogram QEEG

• Your personalized brain report with your step-by-step brain improvement action plan

• A meeting with your brain performance expert to discuss your brain type, evaluation results and brain enhancement plan

2. A personalized and tailor-made brain training program, lasting 60 to 75 minutes, twice a week, in 5-week phases. Each training phase pursues a specific mental goal and includes:

• Biofeedback, breathing, heart rate variability an so on for self-control

• 19-electrode QEEG neurofeedback training
  • Brain Performance Coaching that can include Neuro Nutrition, Neuro Sleep, Neuro Meditation, Neuro Exercise, Neuro Music and Neuro Technologies 

After each 5-week phase of brain training, we assess your progress and measure your brain improvements. Recommendations can than be made as to continue with a following training phase or not. Deciding to move on with additional neurofeedback training and brain coaching is always your decision knowing that your improvements so far are most probably here to stay.  

Our approach is to use the synergy of neurofeedback with biofeedback and targeted brain performance coaching tips. This specific synergy of interventions creates quicker, larger and more long-lasting results because it boosts neuroplasticity as it targets the development of specific brain qualities. The whole process is narrowed to a one-step-at-a-time brain enhancement strategy tailored to your brain’s specific needs.
 

What is neuroplasticity and can we strengthten it?

Neuroplasticity is how the brain transforms itself to better do what you ask it to do. It is your body’s way of becoming more able to do what it is asked to do each time you learn something new or improve one of your mental or neurological qualities.  

Neuroplasticity grows your brain in 2 specific ways:

1. New connections develop between neurons that fire together simultaneously. These new connections make nerve impulses more efficient and enhance your mental capacities.
2. New neurons are born in a region of your brain called the hippocampus. This phenomenon progressively increases the number of neurons at your service. This is the opposite of aging where neurons die, the brain shrinks and mental capacities deteriorate.

For 21 years, our Neuroplus experts have been engaged in clinical research to help you accelerate the development of your brain. Our programs are our way of passing this knowledge onto you.

Is an ADHD brain different from a normal brain? 

We have analyzed the brains of thousands of people, including many who are looking to improve their attention and concentration or soothe their hyperactivity.  Here is what their brain looked like from the start:

Note: The following QEEG images and information have no diagnostic value. If you need to be diagnosed, consult your doctor or a neuropsychologist.

Increase in slow 4-7 hertz theta waves in the frontal regions identified by an apple green color: attention difficulties can be linked to a higher level of theta waves. This leads to a slowing the frontal lobes, associated with symptoms of inattention.

Increase in 4 to 7 hertz theta slow waves in the frontal regions seen as the color apple green: attention difficulties can be linked to a higher level of theta waves. This leads to a slowing the frontal lobes, associated with symptoms of inattention.

We have analyzed the brains of thousands of people, including many who are looking to improve their attention and concentration or soothe their hyperactivity.  Here is what their brain looked like from the start:

• Note: The following QEEG images and information have no diagnostic value. If you need to be diagnosed, consult your doctor or a neuropsychologist. 

Increase in slow 4-7 hertz theta waves in the frontal regions identified by an apple green color: attention difficulties can be linked to a higher level of theta waves. This leads to a slowing the frontal lobes, associated with symptoms of inattention.

ADHD is most often caused by an excess of slow theta waves in the frontal regions.

Because theta waves are slow waves, their excess has the effect of slowing down cognitive functions.

The person often tries to get stimulated through various means like moving around, talking, taking coffee, sugar, doing different things simultaneously … 
In this specific case, psychostimulant medication plays its role by stimulating the release of the neurotransmitters dopamine and noradrenalin that are stimulating in nature.

On the other hand, we notice that this person also experiences a suboptimal level of theta activity for the central and posterior regions of the brain, identified by a green-blue color. This is often associated with a poorer ability to self-induce a state of calm and to fall asleep easily. A psychostimulant could theoretically make this situation worse.
 

Increase of 8 to 13 hertz alpha slow waves seen as the colors orange and yellow: difficulties in attention can be linked to depressive symptoms.   

Since the 1960s, several scientific studies have shown that depressive symptoms are often correlated with a higher level of alpha waves.

When this occurs in the frontal regions of the brain, an excess of alpha waves is often associated with difficulties in attention, mood control and impulsivity. Insomnia can increase as well as a lack of energy and clear thinking.  

Stimulant-type medications may be beneficial. But if the brain already has too much fast beta or high beta brain waves, stimulants tend to increase stress, worrying, anxiety and insomnia.

Neurofeedback training can be programmed to reduce alpha slow waves. 19 channel QEEG neurofeedback can optimize all types of brain waves in the same training, thus normalizing beta waves at the same time as alpha waves. This reduces any chance of side effects as the brain moves to a more harmonious way of being as a whole.

At Neuroplus, we work on targeted brain circuit training simultaneously with a global enhancement of your brain type. To reduce excess alpha waves, we look into inflammatory markers that can be triggered by food sensitivities or cardiovascular problems to name but a few. 

Personalized brain coaching to reduce an excess of alpha brain waves can include looking into food sensitivities, a diet with anti-inflammatory effects, stress control and better sleep hygiene. These are a few things we can help you ameliorate to change your brain profile, alongside your neurofeedback program. 

Too much 14 to 30 hertz fast beta brain waves: a marker for excess worry. People tend to get stuck in a stress loop because of the brain’s tendency to hyperfocus. Psychostimulant medication like Adderall, Concerta and the like can make this condition worse.

Red spot in an area called the anterior cingulate gyrus which is Brodmann Area 24 or BA 24

This person produces too much fast 14 to 30 hertz high beta or high beta brain waves in a part of the brain that chooses what to focus on or pay attention to.

When this brain structure is overactive, it can keep the person trapped in the worry loop. They keep thinking of the things that are stressful or painful. 

Usually, the higher the stress level becomes, the more hyperfocused on the issue the person becomes. She’s trapped in the worry loop like a hamster in its cage.

The person just can’t let go of the stressful idea and solutions seem hard to find. She can become obsessed with the object of her worry that can be money, food, weight, work, a love relationship and so on.

It's hard this person to see things from another points of view or to find new solutions to the situation she feels stuck in. To help her make that shift, we must bring her brain’s high beta frequencies to a more optimal level. The red area has to move from red to white.
 
Unlike medication which tends to alter brain activity throughout the entire brain, neurofeedback works in a more precise and personalized fashion. In this particular case, for example, the beta activity would be reduced where it is presently high and kept normal in the other brain areas where it is optimal. 

Conversely, a drug that reduces brain activity calms the whole brain. Since the fronta areas of attention in this brain are normal, slowing them down can reduce attention, memory and mental efficiency.

What are the causes of ADHD and why do we have ADHD symptoms?

We are often asked, "Is it my fault that I have ADHD?" Was I born like this? Am I going to give ADD to my children? Can I fix my ADD symptoms? ".

The answer to these questions is most probably YES and that we can change it with clinically and scientifically proven solutions. 

If you've been following the neuroscience research, you understand that billions of dollars have been invested over the last 30 years to better understand the brain, how the brain works and how to ease mental health symptoms without medication.

Today, there are more and more non-drug therapies that are scientifically proven effective to reverse brain disease and aging.  
Techniques to measure an individual’s brain type like PET scans, fMRI and QEEG are used in research more that ever before and some brain measures are made available to the public.

Even though we are more prone to read about new drug treatments available, neuroscience and biohacking neuroscientists are working on amazing non-drug techniques that deliver novel solutions to true brain health improvements, like 19-electrode QEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback.

Science has also brought forward a new understanding of how genetics influence a person’s attentional skills, stress resistance and impulse control to name but a few.

Genes we inherit from our mother and father also influence the levels of important neurotransmitters such as dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin, and endorphins. 

Regardless of their genetics, each person can build a better brain with a brain evaluation, neurofeedback brain training program, personalized brain exercises, nutrition, meditation, sleep hygiene, brain supplements and so on. 

At Neuroplus, our brain experts help you take care of your brain’s unique needs. Like a bonsai tree, you can learn to take care of your brain’s unique needs and develop your mental abilities. Like they say, « Build your brain, transform your life! »

Through harnessing the power of neuroplasticity, you can become better skilled in a wide range of mental skills and shine through your unique abilities.

Scientific libraries are overflowing with research demonstrating the possibilities for each person to transform from within, one neuron, one brain electrical circuit at a time. At Neuroplus, we have made it our specialty for 20 years!