title: Influence of electroencephalography neurofeedback training on episodic memory: a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind study.
abstract: The relationships between memory processes and oscillatory electroencephalography (EEG) are well established. Neurofeedback training (NFT) may cause participants to better regulate their brain EEG oscillations. The present study is a double-blind sham-controlled design investigating the effect of NFT on memory. NFT included up-training upper alpha (UA) band, up-training sensory-motor rhythm (SMR) band and sham protocol. Thirty healthy adult volunteers were randomly divided into three treatment groups. NFT sessions (30 min each) took place twice weekly for a total of 10 sessions while memory testing took place pre- and post-training. The results indicate dissociation between SMR and UA NFT and different memory processes. While the SMR protocol resulted in improving automatic, item-specific and familiarity-based processes in memory, the UA protocol resulted in improved strategic and controlled recollection. The implications of the results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , Beer-Sheva Mental Health Center , Beer-Sheva , Israel.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guez
authors.forename: Ainat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogel
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Getter
authors.forename: Eldad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keha
authors.forename: Tzlil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Tali
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amor
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Nachshon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meiran
authors.forename: Doron
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Todder
mesh_terms: D058256:Brain Waves / Q000502:physiology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D058765:Neurofeedback / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Familiarity; Memory; Neurofeedback; Randomized control design; Recollection