What is a QEEG?

QEEG is the acronym for quantitative electroencephalogram. A QEEG is a way of measuring your brain activity in many different areas at once. It helps us to understand what areas of your brain are functioning well, and where your brain is challenged. This is achieved through the placement of sensors on your scalp that can detect the electrical activity in your brain. The QEEG helps us to identify how to support your brain to improve its performance.

The brain maps provide us with recommendations to guide your Neurofeedback sessions toward successful results. You may have a QEEG more than one time during your work with us.

Your brain is like a power plant. Brainwaves that you will see during your QEEG assessment develop from the millions of neurons in your brain that are constantly active-creating thoughts, feelings and perceptions that you have. You might think of your brain as a network with hubs that specialize in different activity; without electricity, those networks would not function well or effectively communicate with each other. We couldn’t be creative or productive in our life without the healthy functioning of our brain.

What to expect during your QEEG?

The test requires one and a half hours, with about half that time involved with prepping and clean-up. Preparation time includes cleaning the sites to be tested, placement of a sensor cap upon your head, and ensuring there is good contact between the sensors and your scalp and that your brain's electrical activity is being clearly detected.

Once your QEEG recording is completed, analysis of the QEEG recording requires between one to five business days. Afterward, we will meet to discuss the results along with recommendations for treatment. Upon request, we can send a report to your referring provider. The entire process is easy and efficient!