Adventures Through The Mind: Neurofeedback Therapy and Psychedelics

Neurofeedback Therapy and Psychedelics | Heather Hargraves ~ ATTMind 141

Mar 26, 2021

Heather Hargraves joins us to discuss using neurofeedback therapy to heal the brain and build a resilient nervous system.

We also talk about mental health disorders as an adaptive response of the nervous system, rather than a pathology. As well as where neurofeedback therapy fits in as an adjunct to psychotherapy in treat those disorders.

We also talk extensively about ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and brain health.

And, of particular excitement to you psychedelic-enthusiasts out there, we talk about psychedelic-informed neurofeedback. (Which is basically like using neurofeedback to encourage your brain to enter psychedelic-like states.)

For links to Hargraves's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind141

***Full Topics Breakdown Below***

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Episode Breakdown

What is neurofeedback and how does it work
Using neurofeedback to encourage homeostasis in the brain through progressive-overload exercise for the nervous system
Increasing communication, complexity, and relationship within the nervous system
Understanding mental health disorders as a product of nervous system adaptation rather than pathology
Technologically-augmented psychotherapy through neurofeedback
ADHD, relaxation-induced anxiety, and Heart Rate Variability (a neurofeedback perspective)
ADHD as a product of early-life head trauma
Using neurofeedback for training the brain into good mental and neurological health
Beyond neuroptimal
At-home Neurofeedback technology - pros and cons
Using neurofeedback therapy to treat chronic pain
Discovering psychedelic-informed neurofeedback
Combining psychedelic-induced neurofeedback with actual psychedelics
Using neurofeedback therapy to assist integration on the neurobiological level
Using neurofeedback and microdosing to repair brain damage
You need to change the microbiome to sustain changes in the brain
Early life trauma starts in the brain stem - A criticism of the polyvagal theory
Divergence Neuro–effective and affordable at-home neurofeedback headset
Using Neurofeedback and VR to create a Nexus5 (novel) experience
Having neurodivergent individuals in our communities is an important evolutionary advantage
“Maybe we’ve been hypnotized into pathologizing healthy responses to unhealthy systems”
Using neurofeedback and genomics to predict whether or not DMT will help treat addiction
Creating technology that works like mycelium

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