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Neurofeedback research

Stress/Anxiety

Training rhythms involved in relaxation

Woman receiving EEG neurofeedback

Hou and colleagues · 2021

Training rhythms involved in relaxation

Two active training groups · 26 participants

What the study found

Hou and colleagues studied 26 people with generalized anxiety disorder. Participants were assigned to left- or right-parietal alpha neurofeedback and completed ten 40-minute sessions. The study reported improvements in trait anxiety following training.

Why it matters

This research examines alpha neurofeedback as a way to practice brainwave regulation and follows changes using standardized assessments.

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Research reference

Hou and colleagues · 2021. Neurofeedback training improves anxiety trait and depressive symptom in GAD. Brain and Behavior, 11(3), e02024. doi:10.1002/brb3.2024.

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