Oligophrenia/Low IQ

If the IQ score is below about 85, it is very unlikely that neurofeedback will help a person. Joel Lubar told me this many years ago, and I was too smart to believe him until I had tried with three clients. Then I believed him.

The US Army has done comprehensive work in comparing intelligence levels (IQ scores) and capacities, to help them be able to accept as many volunteers as possible and place them into jobs where they will be able to learn and perform effectively. As a result of this process, they do not accept individuals with IQ below 85, because they have determined that these individuals are not able to learn and consistently perform the most basic tasks of being a soldier.

The inability of a person to learn and the ability of the brain to learn appear to be connected.