The science BrainMod is built on.

EEG neurofeedback is a technique in which real-time feedback derived from a person's own brain activity is used to train voluntary modulation of specific neural frequency patterns. The clinical research base spans more than five decades, with the largest evidence concentrations in attention, anxiety, and stress regulation.

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) uses low-intensity electrical current — typically 1–2 mA — delivered through scalp electrodes to modulate cortical excitability. Anodal stimulation at a target region generally increases excitability; cathodal decreases it. The technique is safe at clinical parameters, well-characterized in the adverse event literature, and has been investigated across neurological rehabilitation, mood, working memory, and cognitive performance domains.

Quantitative EEG (qEEG) extracts mathematically derived features from the raw EEG signal — band-power, coherence, hemispheric asymmetry — and compares them against an age-matched reference population. In a longitudinal clinical context, the more important application is within-person tracking: using serial qEEG measurements to monitor how a client's neurophysiological profile shifts across the arc of a program.

BrainMod captures standardized resting-state qEEG at baseline and at regular intervals. The report becomes a longitudinal biomarker in the client's record — a brain-side complement to metabolic and cardiovascular markers that longevity and lifestyle medicine practices already track.

EEG captures temporal precision — changes in brain electrical activity that unfold in milliseconds. Near-infrared hemodynamic sensing adds spatial and metabolic context: the blood oxygenation response that reflects which regions are most active and how they recover. The two signals are complementary rather than redundant. BrainMod's dual-modality sensing is designed to give the adaptive engine a richer real-time state picture than either channel provides alone — and to provide clinicians with a more complete longitudinal neurophysiological record.