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Neurofeedback therapy with Andrew Nicholson, PhD
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When people develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), certain parts of their brain can be over- or underactivated, triggering thoughts, emotions, moods and behaviours that can be unhelpful or distressing. These responses can be unconscious and happen very quickly, making them hard to manage.
Neurofeedback therapy helps people learn how to self-control brain activity and regulate PTSD symptoms. Dr. Andrew Nicholson, Clinical Research Director at the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, joined Brian and Laryssa for an open discussion on neurofeedback therapy and how it’s not only a promising treatment for PTSD, but also validates the experiences of people living with it and other “invisible” illnesses by providing a way for them to be tangibly measured and seen on brain scans.
They explore how neurofeedback therapy can help Veterans regulate and significantly reduce their PTSD symptoms by training their brains. In fact, results of a recent collaborative international study by the Atlas Institute, Western University and the University of Geneva showed that over 60% of participants who received neurofeedback therapy not only experienced symptom reduction, they also no longer met diagnostic criteria for PTSD by the end of the trial.
Resources
- About neurofeedback therapy
- Accessing neurofeedback therapy through VAC benefits
- Neurofeedback: A promising new treatment for PTSD fact sheet
- Clinical trial shows neurofeedback training can help reset brainwaves and with emotion regulation in people with PTSD: FAQs
Journal articles
- Increased top-down control of emotions during symptom provocation working memory tasks following a RCT of alpha-down neurofeedback in PTSD
- Homeostatic normalization of alpha brain rhythms within the default-mode network and reduced symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder following a randomized controlled trial of electroencephalogram neurofeedback
- Posterior cingulate cortex targeted real-time fMRI neurofeedback recalibrates functional connectivity with the amygdala, posterior insula, and default-mode network in PTSD
Lorsqu'une personne développe un trouble de stress post-traumatique (TSPT), certaines parties de son cerveau peuvent être suractivées ou sous-activées, ce qui déclenche des pensées, des émotions, des humeurs et des comportements qui peuvent être inutiles ou pénibles. Ces réactions peuvent être inconscientes et se produire très rapidement, ce qui les rend difficiles à gérer.
La thérapie par la rétroaction neurologique aide les gens à apprendre à contrôler eux-mêmes l'activité de leur cerveau et à réguler les symptômes du trouble de stress post-traumatique. Andrew Nicholson, directeur de la recherche clinique à l'Institut Atlas pour les vétérans et leur famille, a rejoint Brian et Laryssa pour une discussion sur la thérapie par la rétroaction neurologique et sur le fait qu'il s'agit non seulement d'un traitement prometteur pour le TSPT, mais aussi d'un moyen de valider les expériences des personnes vivant avec le TSPT et d'autres maladies "invisibles" en leur fournissant un moyen de les mesurer et de les voir de manière tangible sur les scanners cérébraux.
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