The Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS) was developed in the early 1990s by Len Ochs, PhD, a northern California psychologist. LENS was created as an alternative to medication for brain-based problems and is often used along with other therapies. It is a form of passive biofeedback that uses real-time monitoring of brainwaves to help individuals inform their brain activity and optimize mental performance.
LENS is a computer-based software program with electrodes that are placed on the scalp that connect to an EEG box, which measures brainwaves. LENS stimulates changes that are thought to help the brain regulate itself. Literally “feeding back” very low-level electromagnetic pulses, which is easier, simpler, and faster than game-based neurofeedback systems. The brain informs itself.
