There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
Your initial analysis consists of a series of diagnostics explained below. In simple terms, your brain operates through populations of neurons interacting with each other. Much of this interaction is through tiny electrical oscillations or brain waves. These diagnostics are to see what exactly is happening in your brain.
There are many different factors that can disrupt the neurons in your brain. The activity between your neurons can be adversely affected by factors such as:
- Illness or Disease
- A serious injury to the head or repeated head injuries
- Exposure to toxic chemicals
- Harmful addiction
- Developmental disorders such as Autism, Learning disorders, ADD, ADHD
- Trauma, extreme stress or anxiety
- Congenital conditions
These disruptions can be minor or significant. One’s threshold of tolerance varies from individual to individual. Some people are still able to function in their day-to-day activities, while others are completely debilitated and have no quality of life. However, with a little gentle stimulation in the right direction, very often brain function can be improved.
Brain Assessment
Your first step in the initial analysis will be to understand the current state of your brain function and performance with an MRI, EEG, and/or Online Cognitive Test.
These diagnostics are non-invasive tests that measure brain wave frequencies.
Depending on your symptoms and issues, we will determine the needed initial testing. The results of these will then be analyzed by the scientific and clinical team to determine your current brain state and formulate a treatment protocol customized for you.
Using neurophysiological data, our approach is to develop a highly customized treatment plan with the aim of encouraging healthy brain communication.
What is an MRI?
Our MRI is much faster, requires no sedation, no injections, and no closterphobia due to being placed in a tube. It is easy and completely painless. After about 9 minutes, you are all done!
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head is a painless, non-invasive test that produces detailed images of your brain and brain stem and high resolution of anatomic details in the brain without the requirement of radiation. Our fast MRI scans use quicker imaging techniques and don’t require sedation or ionizing radiation. With this technology, we can identify traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and other physical issues with the brain, according to a study published.
An MRI provides excellent contrast between the different soft tissues of the body, which makes it especially useful in imaging brain pathology. The main disadvantage of the more commonly known full MRIs is the length of time they take (in some cases up to one hour). Our MRI only takes about 9 minutes for the entire procedure. Long protocols increase the risk of motion artifacts in the acquired images, thus general anesthesia was often used – at the expense of patient throughput, comfort, and cost. No need for any of this with our much quicker MRI protocols.
Because of its inherent benefits, brain MRI is an essential modality for the diagnosis and treatment planning of various diseases in patients. However, the long scan time of brain MRI is a major factor that limits its effectiveness in patients who are prone to motion and frequently require sedatives. Thus, brain MRI with acceptable diagnostic image quality yields reliable information regarding the brain and other intracranial tissues and with shorter scan time — an ideal diagnostic imaging modality.
