A controlled study on the cognitive effect of alpha neurofeedback training in patients with major depressive disorder

A controlled study on the cognitive effect of alpha neurofeedback training in patients with major depressive disorder

Cognitive deficits are core symptoms of depression. This study aims to investigate whether neurofeedback (NF) training can improve working memory (WM) performance in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The NF group (n = 40) underwent eight NF sessions and was compared to a non-interventio...

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Main Authors: Carlos eEscolano, Mayte eNavarro-Gil, Javier eGarcia-Campayo, Marco eCongedo, Dirk eDe Ridder, Javier eMinguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
EEG
cognitive enhancement
Working Memory (WM)
neurofeedback (NF)
Major depressive disorder (MDD)
upper alpha (UA)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00296/full

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