Neurobiology Archives

Eye movement intervention facilitates concurrent perception and memory processing (Cerebral Cortex)

This article utilized EEG scans to look at neural activity during eye movements and suggested information facilitation is important in EMDR therapy.

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (Routledge, 2024)

This chapter illustrates similarities in EMDR and memory reconsolidation, in Unlocking the emotional brain: Memory reconsolidation and the psychotherapy of transformational change.

EMDR: dispelling the false memory creation myth in response to Otgaar et al. (2022a) (Frontiers in Psychology)

This paper examines an article by Otgaar et al. (2022a) which claims that psychotherapy can induce false memories of trauma.

Autonomic nervous system function before and after trauma-focused psychotherapy in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

This article looks at the correlation between trauma-focused psychotherapy including EMDR therapy and alterations in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in children and adolescents aged 8-18.

DNA methylation changes in association with trauma-focused psychotherapy efficacy in treatment-resistant depression patients: A prospective longitudinal study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This article looks at the effects of trauma-focused psychotherapy on DNA methylation alterations.

The integrative process promoted by EMDR in dissociative disorders: Neurobiological mechanisms, psychometric tools, and intervention efficacy on the psychological impact of COVID19 pandemic (Frontiers in Psychology)

Structural dissociation of personality theory & polyvagal theory in conceptualization of COVID-19 pandemic-triggered dissociative disorder.

Polyvagal-informed EMDR: A neuro-informed approach to healing (Norton, 2023)

This is the first book to present the integration of Polyvagal Theory and EMDR Therapy together.

To predict, prevent, and manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A review of pathophysiology, treatment and biomarkers (International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

This review highlights the current literature regarding the pathophysiology, disease development models, treatment modalities, and preventive models from a public health perspective, and discusses the current state of biomarker research.

Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A state of the art review (Current Neuropharmacology)

This narrative review describes the progress in the understanding and treatment of PTSD.

How does EMDR work in the brain? The neuroscience of EMDR with Professor Paul Miller at Mirabilis (Mirabilis Health Institute)

This video dives into the inner workings of EMDR therapy and how it’s used to help process traumatic memories and alleviate PTSD symptoms.

Current treatments of post-traumatic stress disorder and amygdala ablation as a potential cutting-edge therapy in its refractory cases (Cureus)

The purpose of this article is to highlight the use of extremely selective laser ablation of the amygdala-hippocampal unit as a successful surgical intervention for medically unresponsive PTSD.

Polyvagal Puppet Play – Neuroscience, EMDR, and Ception PuppetsTM Fun!

Through an integrative theoretical framework, participants explore innovative and playful integration of EMDR and the Polyvagal theory.

Neurobiology

Find an EMDR Therapist®