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Brain Fog: What Helps? Causes, Symptoms, Next Steps
Brain fog: symptoms, causes from Long COVID to sleep loss, what you can do yourself and when a qEEG makes sense. Explained by a physician, step by step.
Read →The Default Mode Network Explained Simply
What is the Default Mode Network? Its role, brain hubs and what a dysregulation feels like, from rumination to dissociation. A clear explainer.
Read →Depression Treatment Without Medication: What Actually Has Evidence
Treating depression without medication: psychotherapy, TMS, exercise, light, sleep and neurofeedback have evidence. Who it suits, when medication is needed.
Read →The Six Brain Networks, Simply Explained
The six brain networks explained simply: the roles of the DMN, salience, executive, sensorimotor, limbic and attention networks, and how they work together.
Read →Neuroborreliosis: Symptoms, Stages & What Happens in the Brain
Neuroborreliosis symptoms explained: early and late form, diagnosis via spinal fluid and serology, and what antibiotics can leave behind in the nervous system.
Read →Non-Invasive Neuromodulation: An Overview
A clear overview of non-invasive neuromodulation: rTMS, tDCS, taVNS and TPS. How they work, what they help with, and why an assessment comes before any device.
Read →Off-Label Treatment: Simply Explained
What does off-label mean? Why treatment outside the approval can be sound, the role of informed consent, and why brain networks resist one standard protocol.
Read →TMS Success Rate: What the Evidence Says
TMS success rate from meta-analyses: in depression 30–50 % respond, 20–30 % reach remission. SAINT, OCD, pain, tinnitus, non-responders. With PubMed sources.
Read →SPECT & FDG-PET: Brain Metabolism and Blood Flow Explained
FDG-PET maps the brain’s glucose metabolism, SPECT its blood flow. What both can show in Long COVID, ME/CFS and memory disorders, and where their limits lie.
Read →What Is a qEEG Brain Map? Process & Benefits
qEEG brain mapping explained: what a quantitative EEG measures, how the appointment works, what it can do, where its limits lie and when we use it.
Read →What Is Neurofeedback? A Simple Explainer
What is neurofeedback? How EEG-based brain training works, what it helps with (ADHD, anxiety, PTSD) and why it builds on the qEEG, clearly explained.
Read →How Does rTMS Work? A Simple Explainer
How does rTMS work? Magnetic pulses, the figure-8 coil and the MagVenture X100, clearly explained: mechanism, what a session feels like, safety and limits.
Read →How Does TPS Work? Pulse Stimulation Explained
How does TPS (transcranial pulse stimulation) work? Ultrasound shockwaves, mechanotransduction, perfusion and neuroplasticity, explained on the Storz Neurolith.
Read →Lyme Brain Fog & Fatigue: What Neuromodulation Can Do
Lyme fatigue and brain fog after treatment: why the nervous system does not settle after the infection and how taVNS, rTMS, tDCS and neurofeedback can help.
Read →Long COVID, Fatigue & PEM: Pacing and Neuromodulation
Long COVID fatigue and PEM: why pushing through fails, how pacing works and how taVNS and HRV measurement help the autonomic nervous system regulate again.
Read →Neurofeedback for Adult ADHD
Neurofeedback for adult ADHD: how self-regulation training works, what a course looks like, what the evidence shows and who it suits. Douwes Brain Center.
Read →Neurofeedback for Anxiety: How It Works
Neurofeedback for anxiety: how training your own brain activity can build calm, what a session looks like, and what to realistically expect.
Read →rTMS for Depression: How It Works, Sessions, Evidence
rTMS for depression: how magnetic stimulation acts on the prefrontal cortex, what a course of treatment looks like and how strong the evidence is.
Read →rTMS for Treatment-Resistant Depression
When antidepressants are not enough: rTMS and accelerated TMS for treatment-resistant depression. How it works, what to expect, the evidence and who it suits.
Read →rTMS for Tinnitus: Approach & Evidence
rTMS for tinnitus: how magnetic stimulation is meant to calm overactive auditory areas, what a course looks like and what the mixed evidence shows.
Read →rTMS for OCD: How It Works & Evidence
rTMS for OCD: how transcranial magnetic stimulation works, what a course looks like, and what the evidence shows for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Read →taVNS for Long COVID & Brain Fog
taVNS (transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation) for Long COVID and brain fog: how it works via the vagus nerve, what to expect and where the evidence stands.
Read →taVNS for Migraine: Vagus Stimulation Explained
taVNS for migraine: how transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation at the ear may calm the nervous system, how it works, and what to realistically expect.
Read →tDCS for Chronic Pain
tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for chronic pain: how the gentle current stimulation works, what a course looks like and what the evidence shows.
Read →TPS for Alzheimer’s & Dementia
TPS (transcranial pulse stimulation) for Alzheimer’s and mild dementia: CE-approved for this indication. Mechanism, course and what the evidence shows.
Read →A qEEG Appointment Step by Step
How does a qEEG brain mapping work? Preparation, 60 minutes of recording with 32 electrodes, results explained in person. Painless and radiation-free.
Read →Brain Health & Prevention: Keeping the Brain Healthy
Brain health & prevention: what you can do day to day for a healthy brain (sleep, exercise, nutrition) and when a baseline assessment is worthwhile.
Read →The Free Consultation: What to Expect
How does the free consultation at the Douwes Brain Center work? 15 to 20 minutes, no obligation: we listen, place your situation and say what is worth it.
Read →Is rTMS Painful? Side Effects & Safety
Is rTMS painful? Short answer: usually not. What you feel on the scalp, which side effects can occur and who should not have rTMS, clearly explained.
Read →Neurofeedback Cost (2026): Price per Session, Insurance, Number of Sessions
Neurofeedback in Germany costs €70–150 per session over 20–40 sessions. Which insurers pay, when statutory cover applies, how qEEG planning saves money.
Read →Neuromodulation in Germany: What Is Possible?
Neuromodulation in Germany: which methods exist (rTMS, TPS, tDCS, taVNS, neurofeedback), how they are regulated and where we treat in Bad Aibling.
Read →Long COVID Treatment Without Medication: Our Approach
Long COVID treatment without medication at the Douwes Brain Center: assessment first, then regulation with taVNS, tDCS and rTMS, then restoration.
Read →TMS Therapy Cost in Europe (2026): Prices, Insurance, Self-Pay
TMS therapy in Germany costs about €30–140 per session, €1,300–3,750 for a 20–30 session course, roughly a third of US prices. Insurance explained.
Read →rTMS vs. tDCS: The Differences Explained
rTMS or tDCS? Both stimulate the brain non-invasively, but very differently. A clear comparison of mechanism, evidence, effort and cost, and how we choose.
Read →Questions about your situation?
Articles give orientation. Answers come from the assessment. In a free consultation we clarify in 15 to 20 minutes whether it is worth it for you.