A biologically inspired neural network model to gain insight into the mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
This study used a biologically inspired computational model combined with real data from patients treated with EMDR to gain insights into PTSD mechanisms and to investigate how EMDR achieves trauma remission.
Article Abstract
“Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a well-established therapeutic method to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, how EMDR exerts its therapeutic action has been studied in many types of research but still needs to be completely understood. This is in part due to limited knowledge of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying EMDR, and in part to our incomplete understanding of PTSD. In order to model PTSD, we used a biologically inspired computational model based on firing rate units, encompassing the cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala. Through the modulation of its parameters, we fitted real data from patients treated with EMDR or classical exposure therapy. This allowed us to gain insights into PTSD mechanisms and to investigate how EMDR achieves trauma remission.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Mattera, A., Cavallo, A., Granato, G., Baldassarre, G., & Pagani, M. (2022). A biologically inspired neural network model to gain insight into the mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:944838. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.944838
About the Journal
“Frontiers in Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes advances in psychological research.”
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Date
July 12, 2022
Creator(s)
Andrea Mattera, Alessia Cavallo, Giovanni Granato
Contributor(s)
Gianluca Baldassarre, Marco Pagani
Topics
PTSD
Practice & Methods
Mechanisms of Action, Neurobiology
Extent
18 pages
Publisher
Frontiers
Rights
Copyright © 2022 Mattera, Cavallo, Granato, Baldassarre and Pagani. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
APA Citation
Mattera, A., Cavallo, A., Granato, G., Baldassarre, G., & Pagani, M. (2022). A biologically inspired neural network model to gain insight into the mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:944838. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.944838
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
