Neurobiology Archives

The Neurobiology of EMDR: Exploring the Thalamus and Neural Integration (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

One underlying mechanism of EMDR stimulation (BLS) is likely thalamic activation specifically of the ventrolateral and central-lateral nuclei.

EMDR and the Adaptive Information Processing Model: Potential Mechanisms of Change (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Throughout the article a variety of mechanisms of action are discussed, including those inferred by tenets of the AIP model, and the EMDR procedures themselves, including the bilateral stimulation.

A Working Memory Explanation for the Effects of Eye Movements in EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study tested working memory theory to investigate the effects of eye movement (EM) on the components of autobiographical memory.

Crucial Processes in EMDR: More Than Imaginal Exposure (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The processes that underlie the effectiveness of EMDR are examined by evaluating the procedural differences between it and exposure therapy.

Psychophysiological Studies of EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article describes research on the effects of eye movements during authentic EMDR sessions of chronic PTSD in refugees of war and torture.

QEEG analysis of treating PTSD and bulimia nervosa using EMDR (Journal of Neurotherapy)

Bilateral stimulation treatment methods such as EMDR were shown to be successful in treating the PTSD and Bulimia Nervosa conditions.

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.

Neuroanatomical changes after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Some studies have suggested that psychotropic drugs may promote hippocampus neurogenesis and reverse the decrease in hippocampus volume.

Effects of EMDR psychotherapy on 99mTc-HMPAO distribution in occupation-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Nuclear Medicine Communications)

Study dealing with work-related PTSD, and investigations on the effect of treatment on cerebral blood flow following EMDR therapy.

Reversing Reciprocal Suppression in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex: A Hypothetical Model to Explain EMDR Effectiveness (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

A theoretical model is proposed to explain desensitization during EMDR as resulting from the reversal of reciprocal suppression of cognitive processing in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

Current Status and Future Directions for EMDR Research (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This review provides the groundwork for a basic understanding of articles written about EMDR, including a brief overview of theory and practice.

Assessment of Psychophysiological Stress Reactions During a Traumatic Reminder in Patients Treated With EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study investigates changes of stress-related psychophysiological reactions after treatment with EMDR. Sixteen patients with PTSD following type I trauma underwent psychometric and psychophysiological assessment during exposure to script-driven imagery before and after EMDR and at 6-month follow-up.

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