For others who are suffering from traumatic memories, an innovative new approach using decoded neurofeedback, or DecNef, may offer reprieve.

对于其他饱受痛苦回忆折磨的人们，使用解码神经反馈的新方式，也称为 “DecNef” 能让得到暂时的缓解。

They concluded that more large, well designed studies were needed before neurofeedback could be considered a viable treatment.

他们得出的结论是，在神经反馈疗法能被视为一种可行的疗法之前，需要进行更大规模、设计良好的研究。

When paired with neurofeedback devices for learning reinforcement, this could revolutionize how we learn and adapt to change.

与用于学习强化的神经反馈设备搭配使用，将彻底革新我们学习、应对变化的方法。

Generally speaking, the research into neurofeedback is… kind of a hot mess.

一般来说，对神经反馈的研究有点一团乱麻的感觉。

So I decided to embark on a course of treatment called " neurofeedback."

所以我决定开始一个叫做“神经反馈” 的治疗过程。

But the science behind neurofeedback is far from solid.

但是神经反馈疗法背后的科学理论还远远不够坚实。

Neurofeedback leans heavily on both of these ideas.

神经反馈很大程度上依赖于这两个概念。

While some patients seem to have found relief via neurofeedback, that doesn't necessarily mean that neurofeedback affects people in the way we think it might.

虽然有些患者接受神经反馈疗法后，病情得到缓解，但这并不意味着它会像我们认为的那样去影响人们。

That's the goal of neurofeedback therapy, a non-drug method used to treat conditions from ADHD to depression and anxiety.

这就是神经反馈疗法的目标，这是一种用于治疗从多动症到抑郁症和焦虑症的非药物疗法。

Many of the studies showed that neurofeedback had some effect, but the researchers found serious limitations throughout the entire body of research.

许多研究表明，神经反馈疗法具有一定效果。但研究人员发现就整体研究而言，存在着严重的局限性。

Ultimately, it was the help of a talented psychologist, using exposure therapy, and my use of neurofeedback that enabled me to sleep through the night.

最终，在一位有才华的心理学家的帮助下，通过暴露疗法和神经反馈技术让我能在夜晚入睡。

If the patient feels better about their condition, great -- but it still doesn't mean neurofeedback is doing what its backers say it's doing.

如果患者感觉病情好转，那就太好了。但这仍然不意味着神经反馈疗法会像支持者描述的那样。

They also ensured the included studies were not funded by companies that sell neurofeedback sessions, which might have led to the findings being skewed.

他们还确保所包含的研究没有得到提供神经反馈疗法的公司的资助，因为这样可能导致研究结果出现偏差。

The methods used in a lot of the studies weren't as rigorous as they needed to be to suggest neurofeedback had any effect.

许多研究中使用的方法，并没有按照建议应用神经反馈疗法能产生效果那样严格地实施。

For neurofeedback to really come into its own as an evidence-based therapy, its practitioners will need to address all of these concerns.

为了让神经反馈疗法真正成为一种循证疗法，它的实施者需要解决上述的所有问题。

This is despite the fact that there's a lot of natural variation in what a " normal" brainwave is, so neurofeedback practitioners are enforcing a subjective standard here.

“正常”的脑电波有很多自然变化，所以从事神经反馈的专业人员在这里强制实施一种主观标准。

Neurofeedback is a type of therapy that uses real-time data – usually electrical data in the form of EEGs, to supposedly teach you to regulate your brainwave patterns.

据说，神经反馈是一种使用实时数据指导你调节脑波模式的治疗方法，这种实时数据通常是脑电图形式的电子数据。

Take Entertek, a Hangzhou-based company, who has collected millions of instances of brain activity data as people have engaged in mind-controlled car racing, sleeping, working, even using neurofeedback with their devices.

举个例子，杭州的公司回车科技（Entertek）收集了上亿大脑活动的实例数据，来自于人们用意念控制赛车、睡觉、工作，甚至是通过神经反馈使用设备的时候。

Some scientists raise issue with the fact that neurofeedback practitioners might be targeting certain EEG variations that don't have much to do with the conditions they aim to treat.

一些科学家提出这样的问题，即从事神经反馈的专业人员可能针对的是某些脑电图变化，而这些变化与他们要治疗的疾病没多大关系。

Critics argue that when there is a shift in a patient's condition or EEG after neurofeedback, it might just be the result of the patient being conditioned to relax or refocus their attention.

批评者认为，患者的病情或脑电图在接受神经反馈疗法后发生变化，可能仅仅是病人习惯于放松或重新集中注意力的结果。