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by nefitty 1595 days ago
Cool. I have a consumer-grade Muse EEG thing. I learned about theta and ADHD links and thought it was probably bullshit. I figured out how to get the raw data with nodejs after years of using their app.

The patterns were jaw-dropping. My graphs were all theta. It's like I'm driving my brain around with the handbrake on. It was pretty startling. I dropped that EEG project after a few hours lol I should get back to it to see if I can change my brainwaves...

Anyways, here's some links to give a cardinal direction on this:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23086616/

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/neurofeedback-for-adh...

Btw, in light of the EEG, what sort of treatments or interventions did your doctors prescribe?

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None based on the EEG itself, I was referred to a psychologist who did a questionnaire with me + attention tests - I was building patterns out of small bricks based on images, repeating numerical series forwards and backwards, listening to a story and talking about it, etc. I got a much more final conclusion (the report says "ADHD confirmed") there and now I'm supposed to go to a psychiatrist with that.
Right on. I hope you quickly find something that helps. Kick some ass.