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)?
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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.
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High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)
Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.
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Event-related potentials and EMDR treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Neuroscience Research)
Ten patients suffering from PTSD following a severe traumatic event, were assessed with event-related brain potentials (ERPs).
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Memory reconsolidation and extinction have distinct temporal and biochemical signatures (Journal of Neuroscience)
Studies demonstrate dynamic nature of memory processing & represent a step toward molecular dissection of underlying mechanisms.
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Eye-movements reduce the vividness, emotional valence and electrodermal arousal associated with negative autobiographical memories (Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology)
The effect of eye-movements on subjective & psychophysiological measures of arousal & distress associated with autobiographical memories.
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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.
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Is EMDR an exposure therapy? A review of trauma protocols (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Possible reasons for the effectiveness of EMDR are discussed, including the nonexposure mechanisms utilized in information processing models.
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EMDR: A putative neurobiological mechanism of action (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
We propose that the repetitive redirecting of attention in EMDR induces a neurobiological state, similar to that of REM sleep.
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Effects of visuospatial tasks on desensitization to emotive memories (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Does relief of distress from competing visuospatial sketchpad tasks during imaginal exposure come at the cost of impaired desensitization?
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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing facilitates attentional orienting (Imagination, Cognition and Personality)
We propose that EMDR’s eye movements facilitate the orienting response, i.e., the attentional adjustment to unexpected stimuli.
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Further thoughts on the neurobiology of EMDR: The role of the cerebellum in accelerated information processing (Traumatology)
The possibility is suggested that another underlying mechanism of EMDR stimulation is the activation of the lateral cerebellum.
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