BLS Archives

Effects of eye movement versus therapist instructions on the processing of distressing memories (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

The effectiveness of EMDR was tested by randomly assigning 48 participants to either an eye movement or an eye stationary condition.

Effects of bilateral eye movement on retrieval of item, associative and contextual information (Neuropsychology)

Two experiments investigated the effects of saccadic bilateral eye movements on the retrieval of item, associative, and contextual information. Bilateral eye movements increased correct recall for both types of context.

Rapid eye movements for acute stress disorder using video conference communication (Telemedicine and e-Health)

The authors present a patient suffering from an acute stress disorder, treated by rapid eye movements through telepsychiatry services.

Effect of bilateral eye movements on frontal interhemispheric gamma EEG coherence: implications for EMDR therapy (The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)

The present study examined the effects of the eye movements used in EMDR on interhemispheric electroencephalogram coherence.

Effects of bilateral eye movements on gist based false recognition in the DRM paradigm (Brain and Cognition)

The effects of saccadic bilateral (horizontal) eye movements on gist based false recognition was investigated.

The active ingredient in EMDR: Is it traditional exposure or dual focus of attention? (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)

Is EMDR similar to traditional exposure treatments (reliving), or more consistent with distancing (dual process of attention)?

Increased interhemispheric interaction is associated with earlier offset of childhood amnesia (Neuropsychology)

Results of two experiments build upon a growing body of research indicating an interhemispheric basis for the retrieval of episodic memories.

Bilateral eye movements enhance the retrieval of episodic memories (Neuropsychology)

Thirty seconds of horizontal saccadic eye movements preceding testing resulted in selective enhancement of episodic memory retrieval.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the Anxiety Disorders: Clinical and Research Implications of an Integrated Psychotherapy Treatment (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

This article by Francine Shapiro describes the procedures and protocols that are believed to contribute to EMDR’s clinical effects and can be applied to EMDR treatment and research of anxiety disorders.