Leem and colleagues · 2021
Alpha/Theta training for post-traumatic stress
Randomized waitlist-controlled pilot trial · 22 participants
What the study found
Participants were assigned to eight weeks of Alpha/Theta neurofeedback or a waitlist, with 16 training sessions. PTSD checklist scores improved more in the neurofeedback group: the reported group average fell from 44.3 to 19.4, compared with 35.1 to 31.0 in the control group.
How this relates to Alpha/Theta training
This small trial directly studied Alpha/Theta training. Its findings support further investigation of auditory brainwave feedback for trauma-related regulation; the comparison was with a waitlist, not sham feedback.
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