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Biofeedback

All living things monitor & respond to their environment. The purpose for the senses is to provide the brain/cns with sources of information about environments. When the environment is internal, and the intent is self regulation, the monitoring is biofeedback.

Technology allows monitoring of internal sources for nearly silent & invisable information and converts it to visual and/or auditory feedback to provide the brain/cns a new basis upon which to act. As a result, autonomic functions can be moderated.

Some types of biofeedback are GSR EMG HRV Neurofeedback HEG.

There is some dispute as to whether the learning that takes place under biofeedback can be maintained once the feedback is removed.

See also Complementary and alternative medicine.

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