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The Potential of Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Bartholdy Savani,
Musiat Peter,
Campbell Iain C.,
Schmidt Ulrike
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.2250
Subject(s) - neurofeedback , eating disorders , brain–computer interface , psychology , electroencephalography , functional magnetic resonance imaging , association (psychology) , neural correlates of consciousness , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , cognition
Neurofeedback is defined as the training of voluntary regulation of localised neural activity using real‐time feedback through a brain‐computer interface. It has shown initial success as a potential clinical treatment tool in proof of concept studies, but has yet to be evaluated with respect to eating disorders. This paper (i) provides a brief overview of the current status of eating disorder treatments; (ii) describes the studies to date that use neurofeedback involving electroencephalography, real‐time functional magnetic resonance imaging or near‐infrared spectroscopy; and (iii) considers the potential of these technologies as treatments for eating disorders. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.