Neurofeedback for insomnia:Current state of research
作者机构:Department of PsychologyLaval UniversityQuebec G1V0A6Canada Department of PsychologySchool of Psychology Laval UniversityQuebec G1V0A6Canada
出 版 物:《World Journal of Psychiatry》 (世界精神病学杂志)
年 卷 期:2021年第11卷第10期
页 面:897-914页
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主 题:Sleep Insomnia Hyperarousal Biofeedback Neurofeedback Neurotherapy
摘 要:BACKGROUND Chronic insomnia affects about 6%-13% of the Canadian *** treatments already exist,they each have their own *** is a neuromodulation technique that specifically targets abnormal brain activity and is gaining attention as a possible insomnia *** To review the latest studies pertaining to the use of neurofeedback in the treatment of *** In this non-systematic review,only experimental studies assessing the effects of neurofeedback on patients with insomnia were targeted across four bibliographic *** A total of 12 studies were *** neurofeedback studies included in this study showed a clear improvement of subjective ***,data concerning objective improvement are *** studies regarding surface and zscore neurofeedback show that neurofeedback targeting the sensorimotor rhythm in the sensorimotor cortex may help improve subjective sleep.A placebo effect seems also to be present in some *** limitations were present in each *** While studies concerning neurofeedback as a treatment for insomnia are encouraging,many methodological barriers remain to be resolved to prove its efficacy *** studies using robust design parameters,as well as the replication of existing studies,are necessary to support neurofeedback as an effective treatment for insomnia.