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Brain Function Training (BFT) in its present form evolved in the late 1960's and 70's. Dr. Barry Sterman was one of its pioneers working from his lab at Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, USA. The Chief Mentor and MD of the Medha was directly mentored by Dr. Barry Sterman and still consults with him to this day.

Dr. Barry and others before and after him empirically proved that the brain can be "Trained & Retrained" just as we can shape "Observed Behaviour." This could be done using non-invasive techniques, as long as cutting-edge technology was used to bring "Awareness" to mental states that were the primary drives of these behaviours. BFT uses external sensors on the skin to gather data and provide feedback to the brain to bring about this awareness of subtle changes in mental states that drive different behaviours when we are driven by basic-instincts, perceptions that affect emotions and feelings, discrimination, insight and so on. With awareness of the mental states, arises the need for better survival advantage. When the "Brain perceives" a chance at "Survival advantage," it sets about finding conscious ways and means to acquire better self-discipline to repeat these behaviours that give it a sense of "Well-being." "Well-being" can be termed as the internal sense that helps one-

• The time to pause, perceive, process information (both internal and external)
• Thereafter act efficiently and effectively with the minimum of effort and maximization of results, so that "Wastage" in terms of both human efforts and non-human resources, are minimized.

Life no longer becomes a never-ending chain of whims and fancies driving behaviour. The individual learns that s/he is responsible for one's own mental stability. With mental stability alone blossoms the ability and responsibility to gently control one's mental states. "Control" is no longer an obsession, but a balm to inhibit unnecessary and unwanted mental reactions that sap one of energy and resources.

Summarizing this entire process of the brain learning to self-regulate itself, we could say that BFT is more often than not confused with cutting-edge technology and Neuroscience jargon. All the technology in the world cannot and will not help one, if it does not go through the process of making -

• Brain becoming "Aware" of different Mental states (productive & non-productive);
• Reinforce the possibility of a Survival Advantage by becoming aware of subtle changes in mental states, while taking the responsibility to encourage constructive ones & inhibiting inefficient and dissipative ones;
• Inquire and find out the disciplines that help one sustain positive mental states that are the essence from which productive actions spring forth;
• Reinforce and keep on adding to these basic disciplines, so that one stays a step ahead of competition thus preventing one from being victimized by Stress.

This leads to become competent at becoming and being Goal-oriented. The modern term, without all the detailing, is "Operant Conditioning."

Based on Insight into different Mental states and their advantages & disadvantages and cutting-edge understanding and more than 10 years of solid Clinical Experience under the eagle-eyed mentorship of Dr. Barry Sterman and his dedicated set of students, Medha has custom-designs individual programs for brain of people with Special Needs, Students, Sports Persons and Corporates Personnel to initially Normalize, then learn to Optimize, Brain Function. When one can do this, striving for Peak Performance, becomes the goal to reach for.

BFT uses both Quantitative and Qualitative framework for actualizing this objective.