The brain is a complex network of nerve cells (neurons). These special cells relay messages between areas of the brain tasked with important functions such as cognition, memory, attention, perception, emotion, and processing external stimuli (such as what we see, hear, touch, smell, and taste). When neurons fail to perform optimally, the entire network –the brain – may fail to function normally. Because the brain also signals and regulates the body in many ways, abnormalities that originate within the brain may contribute to or worsen physical illness anywhere in the body.
BEAM measures brain electrical activity. Like the beating of the heart, during resting phases the beat (or frequency of the brainwave) is slower, whereas during arousal phases, the beat (frequency) increases. Brainwave functions measured include Speed, Power, Rhythm, and Symmetry. BEAM is based on the electroencephalograph (EEG), but it samples on many more points for longer durations than the standard EEG. The BEAM computer will clear extraneous (artifact) measurements prior to collecting your data, and then process it via statistical analyses to report altered brain wave functions.
BEAM imaging
