Cognitive performance:
measure first, then optimise
Not a condition but a goal: think more clearly, stay focused longer, work calmly under pressure. Most optimisation attempts fail because they start with the device instead of the data. We start with your profile, sleep and lab work included, and then work specifically on focus, working memory and recovery.
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- Outpatient · Bad Aibling
- Non-invasive
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You function, but the last few percent of concentration are missing, your head is empty by evening, recovery falls short. Perhaps you have already optimised sleep, nutrition and training and are looking for the next serious step. It begins with data, and we tell you which.
Symptoms have a map
Sustained focus and clear thinking rest on the interplay of the central executive network (working memory, planning), the attention network (holding focus) and the salience network (switching between concentration and recovery). A full head, quick distractibility or evening emptiness usually reflect an imbalance of these networks, not a deficit. Two systems set the limit before any training works. Sleep: working memory is consolidated in deep sleep, and six hours of sleep with afternoon caffeine cost more performance than a neurofeedback course brings back; that is why sleep is the first protocol. And metabolism: thyroid, iron stores, blood sugar and sex hormones set the baseline tension of the nervous system, and a sluggish executive network with low ferritin is an iron case first; that is why lab work comes before any stimulation.
For an overview of the six brain networks and a first orientation, see the Brain Network Analysis.
The assessment first, then your program.
Everything begins with a structured assessment: history covering sleep, work rhythm and stimulants, standardised cognitive tests, clinical examination, lab work (thyroid, ferritin, vitamin D, blood sugar, hormones), heart rate variability. A qEEG brain mapping is added when we want to see your network profile at rest and under demand, and it is the basis once neurofeedback becomes part of the plan. From this we build a training programme. Neuromodulation is one building block in it: neurofeedback for self-regulation, tDCS or rTMS depending on the profile, with a follow-up measurement. Beside it stand a sleep protocol, nutrition and micronutrients, movement and recovery, and you get first whatever costs nothing. The aim is healthy optimisation of focus, working memory and recovery, realistic and re-measurable.
Our aim stays the same: to restore functional balance, with as little medication as possible and a life with high quality of life as the measure.
You don’t have to decide anything today. A 15 to 20 minute conversation is enough to know whether an assessment is worth it for you.
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Who it is for, and who it is not for
A good fit if …
- Medication or therapy has not been enough so far
- You are looking for a measurement-based, non-invasive path
- You are open to outpatient treatment in Bad Aibling
Less suitable if …
- You expect a purely remote or online treatment without on-site diagnostics
- You expect a guarantee — serious medicine cannot give one
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The first consultation is free. We discuss the scope, duration and cost of any program openly afterwards, outpatient, here in Bad Aibling.
What the research shows
Peer-reviewed work on Peak Performance and the relevant procedures, graded by evidence level. No study proves an individual outcome.
In short: for some procedures the evidence is solid, for others still early. Where your case stands is settled in the assessment, and the program follows from it.
Does transcranial direct current stimulation improve healthy working memory? A meta-analytic review
High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) for the enhancement of working memory — a systematic review and meta-analysis of healthy adults
EEG-neurofeedback for optimising performance. I: a review of cognitive and affective outcome in healthy participants
Effects of neurofeedback training on performance in laboratory tasks: a systematic review
Transcranial photobiomodulation improves cognitive performance in young healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Can transcranial photobiomodulation improve cognitive function? A systematic review of human studies
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a tool for cognitive enhancement in healthy adults: a review study
More studies across all conditions: Science & Studies.
The evidence for cognitive optimisation in healthy people is early; effects are usually small and depend strongly on the starting profile. That is why we state the evidence grade before every building block and re-measure whether it moved anything for you.
A real doctor. A real clinic.
Dr. med. univ. Julian Douwes · Medical Director
Part of Clinicum St. Georg, under the medical direction of Dr. med. univ. Julian Douwes. Outpatient, evidence-graded, without medication as the first step — tailored to your profile. More on our program.
- 30+ Years of clinical heritage
- 90+ Countries patients travel from
- 30,000+ Treatment sessions delivered
In three calm steps
Peak Performance: let’s talk about your path.
In a free consultation we clarify whether and how our measured program could fit you — no obligation, fully confidential.
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