What is neurofeedback?
Neurofeedback is a form of brain training. A sensor on the scalp reads brain activity, known as EEG, and an app gives feedback in real time, usually through sound or visuals, whenever the brain moves toward a target pattern. Over repeated sessions the brain learns to reach that pattern more easily, much like practicing any other skill. It has been used in clinical settings for decades.
Why pair it with psychedelics?
Psychedelics such as psilocybin and ketamine appear to open a temporary window when the brain is unusually able to change. In mice, a single dose of psilocybin increased the number of connections between neurons in the frontal cortex within a day, and the increase lasted at least a month [1]. Another study found that psychedelics reopened a period of heightened social learning in mice, which stayed open for about 48 hours after ketamine and about two weeks after psilocybin [2].
These are animal findings, and the details in people are still being studied. But they point to a simple idea: the weeks after a session are a window, and what happens in that window matters. Psychedelic neurofeedback is a way to use that window on purpose, with a short, measured practice instead of hoping the change holds on its own.
How Psio does it
- Measure. A comfortable EEG headband records brain activity before, during, and after the session, giving each person a personal starting point.
- Personalize. Psio turns those recordings into a training program built for that person and that session.
- Train at home. About twelve minutes a day of guided neurofeedback with the headband and the Psio app, during the weeks when change is easiest to keep.
- Track change. The client and their care team see progress over time and use it to guide what comes next.
Who it is for
Psio is built for clinics and facilitators who offer psilocybin or ketamine care and want to support clients in the weeks between and after sessions, without building a qEEG lab or hiring a technician. Individuals working with a provider can also start care with Psio directly.
