Neurofeedback from A (amplitude training) to Z (z-scores) with Penijean Gracefire.

Friederike Fabritius speaks with an innovative voice in the neurofeedback and neuroscience space, Penijean Gracefire. Penijean is a neural frequency analyst and constant question asker who rides motorcycles, drinks tea, and designs therapeutic applications for emerging neurotechnology. The pair discuss the real-world applications for neurofeedback, specifically when it comes to working with mental health challenges. Penijean highlights the importance of accurate data collection from brain activity and how it provides valuable insights for personalized mental health treatment. She explains how brain mapping (QEEG) and neurofeedback can help individuals improve cognitive performance and emotional well-being. The conversation reveals advancements in EEG technology and the shifts that have happened over the last few decades. Listeners will learn more about how EEGs work, the benefits they can offer, and why it is important to look at each person as an individual when it comes to mental health support and treatment rather than just use the same standard approach.

00:00 Introduction 00:47 Penijean's Background and Approach to Neurofeedback 02:14 The Role of Biometrics in Mental Health 04:17 Personalized Neurofeedback Process 06:16 Understanding Brain Mapping and EEG 08:53 The Evolution of Neurofeedback Techniques 12:37 Future Discussions and Conclusion

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Penijean Gracefire is a neural frequency analyst and constant question asker who rides motorcycles, drinks tea, and designs therapeutic applications for emerging neurotechnology. Her educational background includes a clinical mental health license and board certification in both Neurofeedback and Quantitative EEG. As a qualified supervisor, she also serves as the co-chair of the Neuroscience Taskforce for the American Mental Health Counseling Association.

Penijean constructs closed loop EEG-based feedback paradigms which alter neural dynamics in real time, helping people to recover from injury and trauma by improving cortical network flexibility and adaptive cascades. Her ground-breaking work has led to industry-wide changes in neuromodulation and is the basis for current standards in international certification. Penijean’s passions include spectral analysis, creative delivery mechanisms for caffeine, and taking things apart to see how they work.