ArticleClinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology2020
A Neurofeedback Protocol for Executive Function to Reduce Depression and Rumination: A Controlled Study.
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- A systematic review of EEG neurofeedback in fibromyalgia to treat psychological variables, chronic pain and general health.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Review of EEG-based neurofeedback as a therapeutic intervention to treat depression.Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2023Pooled it
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of Personalized Home-Based Neurostimulation for Teachers Experiencing Work-Related Rumination.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Biofeedback Training in Inpatient Mental Health Facilities: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The association between aspects of expressive suppression emotion regulation strategy and rumination traits: a network analysis approach.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Correlation research on physical activity and executive function in female college students with subclinical depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Relationship between depressive symptoms and sleep quality and cognitive inhibition ability in prenatal pregnant women.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Mindfulness Practice with a Brain-Sensing Device Improved Cognitive Functioning of Elementary School Children: An Exploratory Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Empathy and depression among a Chinese sample: The moderating role of rumination and attentional shift.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Effect of neurofeedback therapy on neurological post-COVID-19 complications (A pilot study).PloS one · 2022Article
- The Current Evidence Levels for Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Interventions in Treating Depression: A Narrative Review.Neural plasticity · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveRumination is a maladaptive emotional-regulation strategy that is strongly associated with depression. Impaired executive function can lead to difficulties in disengaging from rumination, thus exacerbating depression. In this study, we inspect an electroencephalograph neurofeedback protocol that enhance the target peak alpha frequency (PAF) activation in the prefrontal region. We examine the protocol's effects on depression and rumination.
methodsWe randomly assigned 30 dysphoric participants into either the neurofeedback training group or the control group. We then evaluated their depression, rumination, and executive function at pre- and posttraining so as to examine the effects of the neurofeedback.
resultsThe results show that this neurofeedback protocol can specifically enhance participants' target PAF. The participants' executive function performances significantly improved after undergoing 20 neurofeedback sessions. Compared with those in the control group, those in the neurofeedback group had significantly fewer depressive symptoms and significantly reduced rumination. Moreover, as target PAF and executive function improved, depression and rumination both declined.
conclusionOur data are in line with those of previous studies that indicated a relationship between upper-band alpha activity and executive function. This PAF neurofeedback can effectively enhance participants' executive function, which can reduce rumination and ameliorate depression. This neurofeedback training is based on basic cognitive neuroscience, so it sheds light on depression's pathological factors and etiology.
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