[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] QEEG and neuropsychological assessment [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [WP-Coder id="1"]Preparing for your QEEG assessment [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"] QEEG and neuropsychological assessment In order to measure your brain activity reliably, it is important that - on the day of the assessment - you follow the simple steps we describe below: Wash your hair in the morning with a shampoo without conditioner and make sure it is dry. Please don't use hair styling products (hairspray, gel, wax, etc.). Those products could interfere with the EEG measurements. Please don´t use make-up or greasy cream on your face. Wear comfortable clothes, for example a vest or T-shirt...
IntegNeuro
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"][WP-Coder id="1"] Neuropsychological tests: IntegNeuro IntegNeuro ™ is a user friendly, fully computerized neuropsychological test battery. IntegNeuro provides an individual cognitive performance profile. The obtained data are compared with the International Brain Database of Brain Resource Company currently dates contains more than 20,000 people. This neuropsychological test battery is available in Dutch, English, Spanish and Hebrew. An intuitive touch screen monitor is combined with simple task instructions, which allows these neuropsychological tests to assess people aged 6-96 years. Full automation ensures a reliable and replicable test results and clear reporting. The validity and reliability of these tests is assessed...
Step 1
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"][WP-Coder id="1"] QEEG and neuropsychological assessment Step 1 Prior to QEEG and neuropsychological assessment it is important that you fill out the Internet questionnaire of the Brain Resource Company. Below you can find the button to the Internet questionnaire. You will be directed to a secure external website. The instruction is self-explanatory. If necessary, please follow the steps for the registration process below. go to: questionnaire NOTE: Immediately after the registration procedure the questionnaire will start. Here you can enter your answers and continue by clicking the "next" button. Ensure this questionnaire is completed before the assessment will take place. NB. please...
personalized medicine
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From 'one-size-fits-all psychiatry' to 'precision psychiatry' in ADHD and Depression. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"][WP-Coder id="1"] personalized medicine Recently the landscape in psychiatry is undergoing a dramatic change. Some large-scale studies investigating the effects of conventional treatments for ADHD and depression in practice have demonstrated on the group-level limited efficacy of antidepressant medication and cognitive behavioral therapy in depression (STAR*D: Rush et al., 2006), an overestimation of the effects of cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression as a result of publication bias (Cuijpers, Smit, Bohlmeijer, Hollon, & Andersson, 2010) and limited long-term effects of stimulant medication, multicomponent behavior therapy and multimodal treatment in ADHD...
ADHD and sleep: tablets shed another light on ADHD
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [WP-Coder id="1"]ADHD, iPads, sleep and concentration problems: Shedding new light on ADHD? [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="50px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text] ADHD sleep LED light At schools, the idea still prevails that easily distracted children and children with ADHD should not be seated too close to the window, since they might be distracted by what is happening outside. ADHD is often associated with difficulties in attention and higher controlling functions in the brain (executive functioning). Are these symptoms truly the core issue in ADHD, or could there be a different underlying cause? In this article we discuss this in further detail and show that some easily...
ADHD vigilance regulation and sleep
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For more information about ADHD treatment, also see Psychology Practice[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [WP-Coder id="1"]ADHD [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"] ADHD vigilance regulation sleep Below we will cover in more depth some relevant sub-groups in ADHD with relevance to understanding ADHD and also with relevance to treatment outcome, as well as recommendations for future research. The results below have already resulted in new and more recent insights about the role of sleep, the biological clock (circadian system) and ADHD, also see the section on 'Sleep and ADHD'.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="50px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Impaired vigilance regulation [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]The main finding from the ADHD studies is that a specific sub-group of ADHD...
eeg vigilance models and theory
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EEG and QEEG: Models and Theory [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"][WP-Coder id="1"]There are several models and theories that make an attempt at integrating the different findings or relating EEG patterns to treatment outcome. More specifically these are the ‘EEG Phenotype model’ initially developed and published by Jack Johnstone, Jay Gunkelman and Joy Lunt (Johnstone et al., 2005) and the ‘EEG Vigilance Model’ which was initially developed by Dieter Bente (Bente, 1964) and which is currently further investigated and developed by Ulrich Hegerl and his group (Hegerl et al., 2010; Hegerl, Olbrich, Schönknecht & Sander, 2008). In the following sections these models are...
EEG Biofeedback, ADHD and sleep-old
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] For Neurofeedback treatment go here[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]For Neurofeedback training go here[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]For the association between sunlight and ADHD Prevalence see here[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap="25"][vc_column][vc_column_text] EEG Biofeedback, ADHD and sleep [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"][WP-Coder id="1"]The article below is a pre-publication copy of the article published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews: Arns, M. & Kenemans, J.L. (2012). Neurofeedback in ADHD and insomnia: Vigilance Stabilization through sleep spindles and circadian networks. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.10.006 For those who are interested: article about neurofeedback, published June 2014 in De Psycholoog (Dutch language). Recent years have seen a re-emergence of research covering the application of neurofeedback. Neurofeedback is a...
The relationship between sleep and ADHD
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"][WP-Coder id="1"] Nijmegen, April 23rd, 2019 - Dutch researchers from Research Institute Brainclinics in Nijmegen and PsyQ, (Kenniscentrum ADHD bij volwassenen) in The Hague, discovered a striking link between light, sleep and ADHD, as can be read in two recent scientific publications. They published a study showing that ADHD can be a cause or a consequence of a disturbed sleep-wake rhythm. This new insight can be of great importance in the treatment of ADHD. The importance of sleep Three out of four adults and children (± 75%) with ADHD have difficulty falling asleep. This sleep-wake disorder has major consequences...
racing against cancer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, 19 April 2019 - Brainclinics and Vidacto join forces to race towards a cancer-free future! Zeven voor Leven (Seven for Life) May 26, 2019, the cycling challenge Zeven voor Leven (Seven For Life) will be held for the first time in the hilly landscape around the municipality of Berg en Dal. The proceeds of the cycling round will go entirely to the Stichting Kanker Zien (Spot Cancer Foundation). The foundation wants to be able to diagnose cancer at an earlier stage and treat tumors in a more targeted way. This also improves the quality of life after treatment....