biofeedback


bio·feed·back

noun \-ˈfēd-ˌbak\

Definition of BIOFEEDBACK

: the technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (as heartbeats or brain waves) perceptible to the senses (as by the use of an oscilloscope) in order to manipulate them by conscious mental control

First Known Use of BIOFEEDBACK

1970

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