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Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial
Zhao Z, Duek O, Seidemann R, Gordon C, Walsh C, Romaker E, Koller W, Horvath M, Awasthi J, Wang Y, O’Brien E, Fichtenholtz H, Hampson M, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 177. PMID: 37230984, PMCID: PMC10209552, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02467-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderControl groupAmygdala activityPTSD treatmentDouble-blind clinical trialStress disorderDouble-blind trialSecondary outcome measurementsTrauma recallNeurofeedback trainingGreater improvementAmygdala controlsPotential clinical applicationsSymptom scoresActive groupClinical trialsTreatment successOutcome measurementsTrauma scriptsSymptom reductionNeurofeedback interventionPTSD symptomsFMRI neurofeedbackAmygdalaNeural markers
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Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial
Rance M, Zhao Z, Zaboski B, Kichuk S, Romaker E, Koller W, Walsh C, Harris-Starling C, Wasylink S, Adams T, Gruner P, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial. Psychiatry Research 2023, 328: 115458. PMID: 37722238, PMCID: PMC10695074, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior prefrontal cortexControl groupDouble-blind clinical trialDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureCompulsive disorderHarm/checkingMechanism of actionYale-Brown ObsessiveSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackActive groupClinical trialsOutcome measuresPrimary symptomsSymptom ScaleObsessive-compulsive symptomsPrefrontal cortexSymptomsTraining protocolGreater reductionSignificant differencesPatientsSham feedback