biofeedback
noun
bio·feed·back
ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-ˈfēd-ˌbak 
: the technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (such 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
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Both meditation and biofeedback involve paying attention to the body: Meditators often focus on the breath or another physical sensation, while biofeedback measures your breath, heart rate or brain waves and presents you with some signal based on that data.
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Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
The Mayo Clinic lists out a range of possible treatments for CRPS, including pain relievers, antidepressants, corticosteroids, low doses of ketamine, occupational therapy, biofeedback, and acupuncture.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
For people who don’t get urgency and feel the need to empty their bladder frequently for small amounts, pelvic floor physical therapy or biofeedback can be an effective way to strengthen your mind-bladder connection, and an expert can help guide you through those exercises.
—Leigh Weingus, SELF, 2 Dec. 2022
Most important is the biofeedback, listening to your body.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
In creating its unique methodology, called Hemi-Sync, the Gateway project borrowed from various consciousness-altering methodologies including biofeedback, transcendental meditation, Kundalini yoga, and hypnosis.
—Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2023
The good news is there are treatments including biofeedback, medications, pelvic floor physical therapy, and relaxation techniques.
—Elizabeth Millard, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Paul Lehrer, a Rutgers psychologist, has spent three decades studying HRV biofeedback and its benefits.
—Matt Fuchs, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
Five years later, David Rosenboom’s 'Portable gold and philosopher’s stones' (1972) incorporated the brainwaves of four ‘biofeedback musicians’ into one music texture.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2016
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Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
The Mayo Clinic lists out a range of possible treatments for CRPS, including pain relievers, antidepressants, corticosteroids, low doses of ketamine, occupational therapy, biofeedback, and acupuncture.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
For people who don’t get urgency and feel the need to empty their bladder frequently for small amounts, pelvic floor physical therapy or biofeedback can be an effective way to strengthen your mind-bladder connection, and an expert can help guide you through those exercises.
—Leigh Weingus, SELF, 2 Dec. 2022
Most important is the biofeedback, listening to your body.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
In creating its unique methodology, called Hemi-Sync, the Gateway project borrowed from various consciousness-altering methodologies including biofeedback, transcendental meditation, Kundalini yoga, and hypnosis.
—Susan Lahey, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2023
The good news is there are treatments including biofeedback, medications, pelvic floor physical therapy, and relaxation techniques.
—Elizabeth Millard, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Paul Lehrer, a Rutgers psychologist, has spent three decades studying HRV biofeedback and its benefits.
—Matt Fuchs, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2022
Five years later, David Rosenboom’s 'Portable gold and philosopher’s stones' (1972) incorporated the brainwaves of four ‘biofeedback musicians’ into one music texture.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2016
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1969, in the meaning defined above
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biofeedback
noun
bio·feed·back
-ˈfēd-ˌbak
: the technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (as heartbeat or brain waves) perceptible to the senses (as by the use of an oscilloscope) in order to manipulate them by conscious mental control
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