Hemoencephalography self-regulation training and its impact on cognition: A study with schizophrenia and healthy participants

Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are strongly correlated to functional outcome and recovery rates, with no pharmacological agent approved for its treatment. Neurofeedback has emerged as a non-pharmacological approach to enhance neuroplasticity, which consists in inducing voluntary control of brain responses through operant conditioning.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - September 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: J.S. Gomes, D.V. Ducos, A. Gadelha, B.B. Ortiz, A.M. Van Deusen, H.T. Akiba, L.S.P. Guimaraes, Q. Cordeiro, A.P. Trevizol, A. Lacerda, A.M. Dias Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research