LENS Neurofeedback
The Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS)
In 1990 an experienced neurofeedback practitioner and one of the pioneers in the field of biofeedback, Len Ochs, Ph.D., discovered the elements of a very different neurofeedback system that has been refined over the decades. It has been used with over 100,000 clients in six continents.
The LENS produces the same qualitative effects as traditional neurofeedback. It improves functioning in
- Movement and sensory-motor integration
- Cognitive skills: memory, attention, concentration, sequencing, prioritization
- Mood: sadness, anger, depression
- Motivation: initiating action, finishing projects and tasks, transitioning among tasks when appropriate
- Clarity of perception and thought, linearity of thought
- Sensitivity: to emotions of self and other; empathy
- Reactivity: lowers hyper-reactivity
However, the LENS works much more rapidly than the typical neurofeedback treatment.
| Problem | Average Duration of LENS Treatment | Average Duration of Traditional Neurofeedback Treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression from stress at home or work | 3 sessions | Ask your potential neurofeedback therapist |
| Mild injuries to the head | 6 sessions, if well functioning previous to the injury | Ask your potential neurofeedback therapist |
| Attention problems | 20 sessions | Ask your potential neurofeedback therapist |
| Overall average numbers of sessions for all problems | 20 sessions | Often a minimum of 60 sessions |
When there are very complex problems, or when parents and/or grandparents have had the same problems, or when the problems were there from birth, longer treatment times are usually necessary.
Best of all, the LENS requires no homework, attention, or thinking on the part of the client: it works by itself automatically. Hook up time to the neurofeedback device is only minutes a session, leaving plenty of time for the therapist to put into context the clients’ experience, and to answer questions.
The Low Energy Neurofeedback System is expected be the subject of an increasing number of double-blind studies in the next 5 – 10 years.
The LENS tends to work comparatively rapidly, much to the surprise of the therapists new to the LENS. This is why most of the therapists who have used other forms of neurofeedback for the problems of their own children – or themselves – turn to the LENS. In addition, therapists reduce the use of other forms of traditional neurofeedback when they buy the LENS: they get better results. For those interested in more information on the LENS, please see ochslabs.com.