What is a non-linear, dynamical system?
Posted in advanced neurofeedback on 06/23/2011 11:31 am by davidFrom the Summer 2011 Newsletter
NeurOPTIMAL® Neurofeedback
A Non-Linear, Dynamical Approach to Brain Training…OK! So what is a non-linear, dynamical system?Simple nonlinear, dynamical systems can exhibit completely unpredictable behavior (notice someone who is upset, or a hurricane or an avalanche- all non-linear systems), which might seem to be random. This seemingly unpredictable behavior has been called ‘chaos’.
A Non-Linear, Dynamical Approach to Brain Training…OK! So what is a non-linear, dynamical system?Simple nonlinear, dynamical systems can exhibit completely unpredictable behavior (notice someone who is upset, or a hurricane or an avalanche- all non-linear systems), which might seem to be random. This seemingly unpredictable behavior has been called ‘chaos’.
We now know that the human brain is a non-linear, dynamical system that lives on the edge of chaos and order which allows for it’s tremendously sophisticated processing capabilities on behalf of our personal survival. In the linear forms of neurofeedback, the practitioner uses a diagnosis to determine how to proceed with the client. They will push and/or inhibit certain brainwave frequencies in order to get intended changes; a problem is the side effects that can come about from pushing a persons brain.