fMRI decoded neurofeedback being tested for therapy to reduce PTSD, phobias
Scientists at the ATR Computational Neuroscience Lab in Japan are using a new technique, called fMRI decoded neurofeedback (DecNef) in hopes to treat patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias.
Data suggests that this approach is somewhat promising because it has helped patients in reducing anxieties triggered by specific memories, without asking them to think about them conciously.
Lead researcher Mitsuo Kawato hopes that this study will become another way to treat patients. Exposure therapy accounts for a 40 percent drop-out rate amongst PTSD patients.
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