Post by leunas on Nov 2, 2006 17:20:54 GMT -5
Are you a total spazmo who can't sit still long enough to catch the end of a 15 minute cartoon, yet you can spend 15+ hours drooling in front of World of Warcraft? This might be the reason why!
Dr. Margaret MacDonald of Mind-Connection.com has been using video games and EEG Biofeedback program, Smart Braingames, to help treat ADHD patients without the use of medications like Ritalin. In layman's terms, she sticks a bunch of tape and wires to your head, monitors your brain functions while playing games and then shows you the results.
The individual is able to see the effect of favoring the fast waves and trying to inhibit the slow waves, and eventually learns how to do this voluntarily, thus normalizing their own brainwave patterns. This is then paired with academic learning activities so that the child also learns to use the same mental state when engaging in school and learning activities.
Smart Braingames is available to the public and can be used on the PSOne, PS2, XBox and any PC with DVD functionality. It does come with a hefty pricetag at $595 for the PS2 and $610 for the XBox version which does not include the game system or any games.
How can a fellow on a blogger's salary afford that when he's spending all his money on Ritalin?Flynn "Total Spazmo" De Marco
www.kotaku.com/gaming/adhd/video-games-cure-adhd-and-other-stuff-211934.php
