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Is there actual proof of an EEG recording being useful for diagnosing and tracking treatment of a mental health problem?
by buss 11y ago
Is there actual proof of an EEG recording being useful for diagnosing and tracking treatment of a mental health problem?
- lettergram 11y agoEEGs have already been used to diagnose mental health conditions for decades. As for treatment, that has only appeared in the last 15 years or so, with treatments for ADHD, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy[1], using something called neurofeedback [2]. Further, with the advent of consumer EEGs flooding the market it is become increasingly possible to do this at scale. However, these consumer EEGs have a much lower accuracy (85% for consumer EEGs vs 95-98% medical EEGs), and being done in the home is difficult because EEGs are very sensitive to movement. That's where our companies niche is, we developed an error correction method that works to increase accuracy and remove errors due to movement[3]. [1] http://synaptitude.me/blog/literature-overview-of-using-neurofeedback/ http://synaptitude.me/blog/literature-overview-of-using-neur... [2] http://synaptitude.me/blog/neurofeedback-in-200-words/ http://synaptitude.me/blog/neurofeedback-in-200-words/ [3] http://synaptitude.me/blog/using-computer-vision-to-improve-eeg-signals/ http://synaptitude.me/blog/using-computer-vision-to-improve-...