Comparison of neurofeedback software
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Introduction to Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback (NFB), also called neurotherapy, neurobiofeedback or EEG biofeedback (EEGBF) is a therapy technique that presents the user with real-time information about activity within their brain, as measured by electrical or blood-flow sensors on the scalp. Brain activity is monitored and processed to provide feedback to the user in one of several ways, for example a video game rocket ship might accelerate when desired brainwaves are produced (positive feedback), or a film or music might pause when undesired brainwaves are produced (negative feedback).
The user then uses this feedback to develop the brainwaves they wish to create and as a consequence, learn to gain more control over their brainwaves and therefore how they think and feel in every day situations. It has been used to help a range of conditions including ADHD and addictions.
General
| Software | Type | Version | Operating systems | Developer | License | FDA cleared | Supported Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioEra | Biofeedback: visual designer | 2.0 | Windows, Android | PROATECH LLC | Proprietary | No (but basis of Cygnet and others) | Pocket Neurobics,[1] BrainQuiry,[2] NeuroAmp,[3]
Brainmaster,[4] QDS[2] |
| BioExplorer | Neurofeedback | 1.5 | Windows | Cyberevolution, Larry Janow | Proprietary | No "Intended for personal use..." | Brainmaster,[4] BrainQuiry,[2] NeuroAmp,[3]
J&J,[4] NeuroSky,[2] Pocket Neurobics,[1] QDS,[2] Telediagnostic Systems[4] |
| BioGraph Infiniti | Neurofeedback/Biofeedback | 6.1.0 | Windows | Thought Technology Ltd, Dr. Hal Myers | Proprietary | Yes | Thought Technology[4] |
| BioTrace+ | Neurofeedback, Biofeedback, QEEG | 2015 | Windows | Mind Media B.V. | Proprietary | Medical class II | NeXus by Mind Media[2] 4, 10 (MKII), 32 |
| Brainathalon | Game | ? | Java | Amy Palke | Open source | No | |
| BrainBay | Neurofeedback: MIDI, particle display | ? | Windows | Chris Veigl and Jeremy Wilkerson | GPL | No | |
| BrainFeedback Pro | Neurofeedback | v12 | Windows | Deymed Diagnostic | Proprietary | Yes | Deymed |
| BrainMaster | Neurofeedback, Biofeedback, and QEEG; optional live z-scores (ANI or BrainDX), Live sLORETA Projector. | various including BrainAvatar. Third-party SW includes: NeuroGuide, BioExplorer, BioERA, BrainPaint, SKIL, LENS, EEGer, BrainTrain, OpenVibe, EEGStudio | Windows | BrainMaster Technologies, Inc. Thomas F. Collura | Proprietary; includes optional no-cost Application Programming Interfaces (API) | Yes | Brainmaster[4] 2E, 2EW, 2EB, Atlantis, Discovery, MINI-Q |
| BrainPaint® | Evidence Based Neurofeedback, with a validated [1] and replicated [2] symptom based evaluation tool. | 2.0 Includes BrainPrint™, Alpha Theta, Brain-Heart Coherence, Couples Synchrony, Nonlinear, Slow Cortical Potential, Coherence training and all other frequency rewards and inhibits. |
N/A | BrainPaint, Inc. William C. Scott | Proprietary | FDA 510(k) clearance, ISO 13485 certification, and CE marking in Europe | Brainmaster[4] 2E, 2EW, 2EB, Atlantis, Discovery |
| BWView | Brainwave viewer | 1.0.5 | Linux, Windows | Jim Peters | GPL | No | |
| Cygnet | Neurofeedback: one- and two channel frequency band training and ILF (SCP) training according to Othmer, Alpha-Theta training. With additional Mitsar device or x23 accessory also tomographic (sLoreta) neurofeedback. Add-ons for sLoreta feedback and flexible system configuration fully approved but not available to clinicians. For research institutions only. Biofeedback: pIR far-infrared triple-sensor feedback | 2.0 | Windows | BEE Systems LLC / Corscience | Proprietary | FDA class II, CE class IIa; Software approved including feedback animations by SomaticVision; accessory to EEG NeuroAmp | NeuroAmp[3] plus add-ons: NeuroAmp x23,[3] pIRx3,[3] tactile feedback[3] |
| Dual Drive Pro | Biofeedback GSR & Temp | 3.0 | Windows | Somatic Vision Inc. | Proprietary | Unknown (not EEG) | |
| eBioo | Neurofeedback & Analysis one-, two- and four channel training, |
1.5 | Windows | Soft-dynamics, Geoffrey Arens | Proprietary | No - not stated or in FDA database | Pocket Neurobics,[1] Neurobit Systems,[2] Brainmaster[4] |
| EEGer4 | Neurofeedback & Analysis | 4.3.0 | Windows | EEG Software LLC | Proprietary | FDA Class II | J&J,[4] Telediagnostic Systems,[4] Phoenix Neuro Systems,[4]
Thought Technology,[4] Brainmaster,[4] Brainquiry,[2] Pocket Neurobics,[1] external analog amplifiers |
| ElectricGuru | Neurofeedback | 0.4 | Windows | Rob Sacks | Open source | No | |
| EventIDE | Visual environment for designing behavioral experiments and mental games with real-time neurofeedback control and signal processing. | 1.0 | Windows | Okazolab Ltd | Proprietary | No | The majority of popular bio-amplifiers |
| Mind WorkStation | Neurofeedback, Biofeedback, and EEG-Driven Entrainment | 1.3 | Windows | Transparent Corporation | Proprietary | No but can use Bioexplorer, Biograph, BioEra links | See Bioexplorer, Biograph, BioEra |
| MindReflector | Neurofeedback | 1.1 | Windows | MindReflector Technologies, LLC | Proprietary | No | NeuroSky[2] |
| NeuroField | Neurofeedback & Analysis | 8.7.5 | Windows | NeuroField, Inc. | Proprietary | FDA Class II[5] | X3000 Plus[6] and Q20 EEG[7][8] |
| neuromore Studio | Customizable Biofeedback, protocol designing and automated therapy solution | 1.2.0 | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, iOS | neuromore Inc. | Proprietary | No | |
| NeurOptimal | Neurofeedback | 2.0 | Windows | Valdeane W. Brown, Ph.D. | Proprietary | Unknown - not stated or in FDA database | zAmp[2] from Zengar |
| NeuroRT Suite | Real-time Processing, Self Neuromodulation, Bio/Neurofeedback | 2.2 | Windows, Linux, Android | Mensia Technologies | Proprietary | Pending |
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| NeuroServer | Raw EEG to TCP/IP + EDF converter | 0.7.4 | Linux, Windows | [Rudi Cilibrasi] | GPL | No | |
| OpenViBE | BCI, Visual Designer, Analysis, Neurofeedback | 0.18 | Linux, Windows | INRIA | AGPL-3 | No | List of compatible systems |
| SmartMind | Neurofeedback | v2010 | Windows | BrainTrain, Inc. | Proprietary | Unknown - not stated or in FDA database | Smartmind,[2] Brainmaster,[4] Thought Technology,[4] J&J,[4]
Pocket Neurobics,[1] NeuroSky[2] |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Multiple NON-FDA-cleared devices
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Status Unknown
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 FDA-cleared device
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Multiple FDA-cleared devices
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