In 2007 I added biofeedback and neurofeedback to my practice of traditional Chinese medicine. I was hardly traditional since I worked with orthomolecular physicians, taught pathology and clinical nutrition, gave seminars on craniosacral techniques and so forth. I wanted to find a way to feed back biological data to the client in such a way that it functioned as an adaptogen. Regardless of the diagnosis an adaptogen is “transdiagnostic” and helps the client be awake to possible changes that improve mood and physiology. In 2008 I developed a new neurofeedback technique called alpha-theta synchrony specifically to address issues of insight and to help mature the small world networks of the brain, especially the default mode network. My alpha-theta synchrony (connecting anterior and posterior cortices, Fz and Pz, and using very narrow bands such as 9.9 - 10.1 Hz) has now become a common alternative to the original alpha-theta amplitude training done only on the posterior of the scalp. This website you are viewing was produced in 2008 in order to help me and my student understand the self-regulation challenges that occur in every type of dysfunction. I have left this original material in place in case it is useful for some new students. I went on to predict the phenomena of theta-alpha-gamma synchrony [tagsync.com]. My current model, since 2014, is called live complexity training [livecomplexitytraining.com]. When experience is adaptive, the visual appearance of the electroencephalogram becomes more complex. It has been recently shown that when the electral activity of the brain is measurably more complex, the developing frontal executive cortex is more able to regulate the hyper-reactive amygdala in PTSD. [1] This website discusses post-traumatic stress disorder, its mechanisms, and its treatment using neuromodulation tools such as neurofeedback, nutriceuticals,  transcranial direct current stimulation, and mindfulness mediation as it was around 2008-2010. Current studies [tagsync.com] show how childhood trauma or oven overwhelming uncertainty can cause the brain to stop maturing around ages 7-9. fMRI shows that many adults with history of adverse childhood events have the brain connectivity and maturity of 7-9 year olds. My team at Bradley University headed by Lori Ann Russel-Chapin were the first to show using fMRI that simple neurofeedback could act like an adaptogen and could enable the default mode network system to mature toward its normal connectivity after several months of treatment. [2] Thank you for your interest and patience. Douglas Dailey [1] Ros T, et al (2016) - Neurofeedback Tunes Scale-Free Dynamics in Spontaneous Brain Activity. Cerebral Cortex, 2016; 1–12. [pubmed] [2] Russell-Chapin L, et al (2013) - The effects of neurofeedback in the default mode network : Pilot study results of medicated children with ADHD. Journal of Neurotherapy, 17:35-42.