Article: BIOFEEDBACK PUTS MIND OVER MATTER.(Living)

Byline: Lanie Jones Los Angeles Times

Never mind the electrodes taped to the little girl's shoulders.

Or the two red sensors stuck to her left index finger and palm. Or the band of black elastic around her waist.

Instead, in a basement room at Children's Hospital of Orange County, Calif., 6-year-old Cory Barger stared at a video monitor that showed her muscle tension, perspiration, and breathing as bright, geometric designs.

"Keep your shoulders quiet, Cory. Relax," technician Barbara Farber advised. And Cory let her shoulders fall. She took a breath. On the screen, blocks of pink, yellow and green turned to dazzling blue. "Wow," Cory ...

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