EEG Biofeedback as a Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Review, Rating of Efficacy and Recommendations for Further Research

Sokhadze, Tato; Cannon, Rex; Trudeau, David

doi:10.1080/10874200802219855

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“…These findings are consistent with early findings related in impulse control that indicate that impulse control problems is a likely culprit in at least the exacerbation if not a cause of substance abuse problems [61]. EEG study has suggested that patterns of substance misuse may be associated with detectable deflections in brain activity as assessed via quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) methods [62]. The decade of the 2000s reflected increased interest in the role of executive function in a number of human problems in adaptation including substance abuse patterns.…”

Section: Contributions From Contemporary Pharmacology and Neurosciencesupporting

confidence: 78%

Substance Abuse Therapeutics

Mills¹

2016

Recent Advances in Drug Addiction Research and Clinical Applications

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This chapter provides a broad overview of therapies for substance abuse. These therapies are understood in the context of the history of drug use in the United States and factors that influenced the expansion and regulation of substance use. This is followed by a discussion of how the complexity of these factors was associated with difficulties in understanding substance misuse and created challenges to the creation of effective treatment systems. The chapter reviews the moral and disease models of addiction before discussing the diagnosis of substance-related disorders. The chapter describes major treatment approaches and their efficacy.

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Section: Contributions From Contemporary Pharmacology and Neurosciencesupporting

confidence: 78%

Substance Abuse Therapeutics

Mills¹

2016

Recent Advances in Drug Addiction Research and Clinical Applications

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“…These observations have led many clinical practitioners to use EEG-based interventions, such as NFT, as a therapeutic strategy. Supporting this case is strong evidence for the efficacy of this approach towards a variety of other neuropsychological conditions, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [43][44][45], epilepsy [46 -49], traumatic brain injury [50,51], anxiety [52] and substance abuse [53].…”

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Neurofeedback training produces normalization in behavioural and electrophysiological measures of high-functioning autism

Pineda

Carrasco

Datko

et al. 2014

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition exhibiting impairments in behaviour, social and communication skills. These deficits may arise from aberrant functional connections that impact synchronization and effective neural communication. Neurofeedback training (NFT), based on operant conditioning of the electroencephalogram (EEG), has shown promise in addressing abnormalities in functional and structural connectivity. We tested the efficacy of NFT in reducing symptoms in children with ASD by targeting training to the mirror neuron system (MNS) via modulation of EEG mu rhythms. The human MNS has provided a neurobiological substrate for understanding concepts in social cognition relevant to behavioural and cognitive deficits observed in ASD. Furthermore, mu rhythms resemble MNS phenomenology supporting the argument that they are linked to perception and action. Thirty hours of NFT on ASD and typically developing (TD) children were assessed. Both groups completed an eyes-open/-closed EEG session as well as a mu suppression index assessment before and after training. Parents filled out pre-and post-behavioural questionnaires. The results showed improvements in ASD subjects but not in TDs. This suggests that induction of neuroplastic changes via NFT can normalize dysfunctional mirroring networks in children with autism, but the benefits are different for TD brains.

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“…Such biomedical interventions can range from vitamin and fish oil supplements, to medication and non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation, to more invasive and risky interventions like electrical deep brain stimulation. For example, a wide variety of medications, for example SSRIs and antipsychotics, can be successful in lowering impulsivity and aggression in adults and children [20,21] and neurofeedback is being investigated to manage risk factors for deviant, immoral behavior, such as ADHD [22] and substance use disorders [23,24]. Also, more recently, small-scale investigational studies involving non-invasive neurostimulation such as tDCS and TMS seem to show some promise for the management of addictions (17 studies, medium effect size).…”

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Moral Enhancement: Do Means Matter Morally?

Focquaert

Schermer²

2015

Neuroethics

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One of the reasons why moral enhancement may be controversial, is because the advantages of moral enhancement may fall upon society rather than on those who are enhanced. If directed at individuals with certain counter-moral traits it may have direct societal benefits by lowering immoral behavior and increasing public safety, but it is not directly clear if this also benefits the individual in question. In this paper, we will discuss what we consider to be moral enhancement, how different means may be used to achieve it and whether the means we employ to reach moral enhancement matter morally. Are certain means to achieve moral enhancement wrong in themselves? Are certain means to achieve moral enhancement better than others, and if so, why? More specifically, we will investigate whether the difference between direct and indirect moral enhancement matters morally. Is it the case that indirect means are morally preferable to direct means of moral enhancement and can we indeed pinpoint relevant intrinsic, moral differences between both? We argue that the distinction between direct and indirect means is indeed morally relevant, but only insofar as it tracks an underlying distinction between active and passive interventions. Although passive interventions can be ethical provided specific safeguards are put in place, these interventions exhibit a greater potential to compromise autonomy and disrupt identity.

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EEG Biofeedback as a Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Review, Rating of Efficacy and Recommendations for Further Research

Cited by 63 publications

References 226 publications

Substance Abuse Therapeutics

Substance Abuse Therapeutics

Neurofeedback training produces normalization in behavioural and electrophysiological measures of high-functioning autism

Moral Enhancement: Do Means Matter Morally?

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