Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I have a ADHD kid with a lot of alpha, 7 to 10 hz is really increased on the aereas C3, CZ and C4. Also his beta on the left side is low. Furthermore he has greatly increased coherence in frontal regions in all frequencies, especially on the left side. I did 10 sessions of reducing the alpha, it is reduced, but with not much effect on behaviour yet. I started with SMR too, but his mother reported that he was super hyper for one weekend after a session, so I switched to focus mainly on the alpha. He is greatly sensitive to his classmates, surroundings. I''m now thinking of training 15-18hz on the left and SMR on the right at the same time. And also to reduce the coherence in the front, first in the betarange. Is this a good strategy? Thanks, greetings, Roland Verment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Roland, You didn't mention the client's age or whether the alpha is high with eyes closed or eyes open and at task. A young child will almost certainly have a slower EEG than an adult. So, for example, training up SMR at 12-15Hz is likely to actually be training up beta on the right side of the sensory motor cortex. That will definitely increase activity and perhaps irritability. Beta will almost certainly not be 15-18 Hz as well. So be careful about training up beta, or you may end up training up high beta (for his brain) and getting an undesired reaction. The same comments I just wrote to apply here. Pete I have a ADHD kid with a lot of alpha, 7 to 10 hz is really increased on the aereas C3, CZ and C4. Also his beta on the left side is low. Furthermore he has greatly increased coherence in frontal regions in all frequencies, especially on the left side. I did 10 sessions of reducing the alpha, it is reduced, but with not much effect on behaviour yet. I started with SMR too, but his mother reported that he was super hyper for one weekend after a session, so I switched to focus mainly on the alpha. He is greatly sensitive to his classmates, surroundings. I''m now thinking of training 15-18hz on the left and SMR on the right at the same time. And also to reduce the coherence in the front, first in the betarange. Is this a good strategy? Thanks, greetings, Roland Verment. -- Van Deusen pvdtlc@...http://www.brain-trainer.com305/433-3160The Learning Curve, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 OK, thanks , his Aplhapeak is around 9 hz by the way, so adult is 10, and adult SMR is 12-15, so I'll try 11-14 first and then go slower. Thanks, Roland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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