biofeedback

noun

bio·​feed·​back ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-ˈfēd-ˌbak How to pronounce biofeedback (audio)
: the technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (such as heartbeats or brain waves) perceptible to the senses (as by the use of an oscilloscope) in order to manipulate them by conscious mental control

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On Amazon alone, there are pages of products, from sleep masks designed to optimize deep sleep or promote lucid dreaming, to headbands promising to promote focus, and biofeedback headsets that will take your meditation session to the next level. Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024 Try deep breathing techniques or biofeedback. Take a walk Go outside, enjoy nature. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024 Trigger point injections, dry needling, and biofeedback are some other tools that might be recommended. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 12 July 2024 There are other wearables on the market that monitor brain waves and, through biofeedback, encourage users to actively modify their alpha patterns. IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for biofeedback 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biofeedback was in 1969

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“Biofeedback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biofeedback. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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biofeedback

noun
bio·​feed·​back -ˈfēd-ˌbak How to pronounce biofeedback (audio)
: the technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (as heartbeat or brain waves) perceptible to the senses (as by the use of an oscilloscope) in order to manipulate them by conscious mental control

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