An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic and devastating brain disorder with ongoing cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deteriorated functions. Neurofeedback training, which enables the individuals to regulate their brain activity using a real-time feedback loop, is increasingly investigated as a potential alte...
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| author | Wenya Nan Feng Wan Lanshin Chang Sio Hang Pun Mang I. Vai Agostinho Rosa |
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| description | Schizophrenia is a chronic and devastating brain disorder with ongoing cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deteriorated functions. Neurofeedback training, which enables the individuals to regulate their brain activity using a real-time feedback loop, is increasingly investigated as a potential alternative intervention for schizophrenia. This study aimed to explore the effect of short but intensive neurofeedback training for schizophrenic patients with difficulty for long-time training. A middle-aged woman with chronic schizophrenia completed the intensive training of alpha/beta2 (20–30 Hz) in four consecutive days with a total training duration of 13.5 hours. The results showed that her alpha/beta2 increased over sessions, and her behavior performance including short-term memory, mood, and speech pattern was improved at the end of neurofeedback training. Importantly, a 22-month follow-up found a dramatic improvement in both positive and negative symptoms. These positive outcomes suggest that such intensive neurofeedback training may provide new insight into the treatment of schizophrenia and thus deserves further study to fully examine its scope. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc3c86f2251a4ea6bb58817dc474e0ee2025-02-03T05:47:18ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842017-01-01201710.1155/2017/69142166914216An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for SchizophreniaWenya Nan0Feng Wan1Lanshin Chang2Sio Hang Pun3Mang I. Vai4Agostinho Rosa5Department of Psychology, College of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, MacauDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Macau, MacauState Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed Signal VLSI, University of Macau, MacauDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, MacauLaSEEB-System and Robotics Institute, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalSchizophrenia is a chronic and devastating brain disorder with ongoing cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deteriorated functions. Neurofeedback training, which enables the individuals to regulate their brain activity using a real-time feedback loop, is increasingly investigated as a potential alternative intervention for schizophrenia. This study aimed to explore the effect of short but intensive neurofeedback training for schizophrenic patients with difficulty for long-time training. A middle-aged woman with chronic schizophrenia completed the intensive training of alpha/beta2 (20–30 Hz) in four consecutive days with a total training duration of 13.5 hours. The results showed that her alpha/beta2 increased over sessions, and her behavior performance including short-term memory, mood, and speech pattern was improved at the end of neurofeedback training. Importantly, a 22-month follow-up found a dramatic improvement in both positive and negative symptoms. These positive outcomes suggest that such intensive neurofeedback training may provide new insight into the treatment of schizophrenia and thus deserves further study to fully examine its scope.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6914216 |
| spellingShingle | Wenya Nan Feng Wan Lanshin Chang Sio Hang Pun Mang I. Vai Agostinho Rosa An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia Behavioural Neurology |
| title | An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia |
| title_full | An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia |
| title_fullStr | An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia |
| title_short | An Exploratory Study of Intensive Neurofeedback Training for Schizophrenia |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6914216 |
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