Validation of a neurofeedback paradigm: Manipulating frontal EEG alpha-activity and its impact on mood

Peeters, Frenk; Ronner, Jacco; Bodar, Lonneke; Os, Jim van; Lousberg, Richel

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.06.010

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“…There were preferential effects in the rightward group in relation to learning, ratings and the film clips, whereas learning in the leftward learners was limited. Peeters et al (2013) in a single session similarly administered alpha (7.8-13.1 Hz) F3,4 training to dextral women (N = 40) allocated to leftward and rightward groups. While the group asymmetry changes were the mirror image of one another, the results were difficult to fathom, for in the first five-min block both groups showed an unexpected asymmetry shift opposite to the training goal, which reversed across the next four blocks followed by a significant return to baseline.…”

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EEG-neurofeedback for optimising performance. III: A review of methodological and theoretical considerations

Gruzelier

2014

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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EEG-neurofeedback for optimising performance. III: A review of methodological and theoretical considerations

Gruzelier

2014

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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“…They found that mood and electromyography (EMG) effects were stronger in those whose EEG asymmetry scores changed the most in response to the biofeedback training providing evidence for rLFA mediation. Since that time, Peeters, Ronner, Bodar, van Os, and Lousberg () used a single session of neurofeedback to alter frontal asymmetry scores in 49 women and conducted a mediation analysis. Although rLFA was altered, there were no self‐reported changes in mood.…”

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Frontal asymmetry as a mediator and moderator of emotion: An updated review

2017

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For over 35 years, research has examined frontal alpha EEG asymmetry, discussed in terms of relative left frontal activity (rLFA) in the present review, as a concurrent and prospective marker of affective processing and psychopathology. Because rLFA may index (a) neural correlates of frontal asymmetry, or (b) psychological constructs to which frontal asymmetry relates, rLFA can advance our understanding of both neural and psychological models of emotion and psychopathology. In order to improve such understanding, the specific role of rLFA in extending or challenging existing theory must be clear to researchers and readers alike. In particular, in 2004, Coan and Allen argued that examination of rLFA as a mediator or moderator may improve our theoretical understanding of rLFA. Despite being a commonly cited paper in the field, most rLFA research today still fails to acknowledge the statistical role of rLFA in the research. The aim of the present paper is to (a) convince the reader of the importance of distinguishing rLFA as a predictor, outcome, mediator, or moderator in order to conduct theory-driven research, and (b) highlight some of the major advances in rLFA literature since the review by Coan and Allen (2004) in the framework of mediators and moderators. We selected a broad range of search terms to capture relevant rLFA research and included only those studies utilizing established methods for rLFA measurement.

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“…For example, both ADHD patients and individuals diagnosed with depression benefit from meditation training (Hofmann et al, 2010; Grant et al, 2013) as well as neurofeedback training protocols (Arns et al, 2009; Peeters et al, 2013). In addition, both meditation and neurofeedback are methods of training mental states.…”

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