ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2024
Theta Rhythm-Based Attention Switch Training Effectively Modified Negative Attentional Bias.
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- Latent profile analysis of depressive symptoms and its associations with problematic social media use and demographic characteristics among Chinese college students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Theta rhythm-based attention switch training can alleviate the difficulty in disengaging from negative stimuli.iScience · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundAttentional bias modification training (ABMT) is commonly employed to regulate negative attentional bias (NAB) and, in turn, to prevent or alleviate depressive symptoms. Recent advancements in attention switch theory have facilitated the development of a novel training paradigm that may enhance the efficacy of such interventions.
methodsA total of fifty-seven college students were assigned to two groups: one exhibiting NAB and the other without. Both groups underwent training with a novel paradigm integrating theta rhythm with the traditional dot-probe task (DPT). The DPT was also administered as a pre- and post-test measure.
resultsFor individuals with NAB, rhythmic DPT effectively alleviates their NAB. Additionally, within the training procedure's DPT, flashing negative stimuli elicits faster responses when the probe appears at the positive stimulus' location. Baseline attention scores can negatively predict changes in subsequent corresponding attentional performance.
conclusionsThis study presents a novel training paradigm-the theta rhythm-based DPT-that effectively modifies NAB. The mechanism underlying this intervention may be driven by positive salient stimuli at the critical trough, facilitating the switch of attention from negative to positive stimuli.
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