Looking for some guidance

Hello everyone,

I'm a newcomer to openEEG. I purchased an Olimex EEG-SMT and a set of
active electrodes (plus the passive ground electrode). I've built myself a
simple headband for mounting the electrodes. I've tested the unit with
BrainBay, Electric Guru, and BioExplorer.  It seems to produce satisfactory
test results with all three pieces of software.

My main purpose in buying this unit is to explore neurofeedback,as a way to
learn to change mental states.  I am reading 'ADD The 20-Hour Solution' and
learning about how neurofeedback can be useful for treating ADD/ADHD.  I
also read James Rowan's 'Primer of EEG With A Mini-Atlas", which provided a
useful overview of how EEG analysis can help with diagnosing several
medical conditions, including epilepsy.

But now I'm wondering how to use the software I have.  Where can I learn
about using the different example setups provided in BioExploer and
BrainBay, for example.  I am reading through the documentation that I've
been able to find.

Here is a more specific question:  How can I use this software to practice
changing brain wave patterns?  It would be nice to have the commercial
software used with children, as described in "ADD: The 20-Hour Solution".
 But since I don't have access to that, can anyone suggest ways to use the
software I have to practice changing brain wave patters.

For now, I'm going to experiment with looking at youtube videos that use
binaural beats to help change patterns, to see if that has any effect.  I'm
also going to try some simple mediation techniques, which I have found
useful in the past, such as following my breath.  I might also try some
introductory Buddhist meditation techniques taught by Jack Kornfield, and
see if they produce any measurable change in my brainwave patterns.

And finally, where can I lean more about which patterns I should be trying
to induce?  I assume the lower the frewquency the better, but I'd like to
read more about this subject.  I know there is a ton of reading on the
OpenEEG web site, but I'm not sure where to start, and the list looks a bit
overwhelming.  I'd like a nice overview of the subject to start with.

Any help would be much appreciated.   I expect I'll be around, and that I
quickly build up enough expertise to help some other newbies who may follow
me into the fascinating field of neurofeedback.

Cheers,

John

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