Neuropsychology
Mahnaz Noshad; Ami Azizi
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Background:The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback on continuous attention, working memory and visual - motor perception in primary school students with specific learning disorder. Methods: The current study was an experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with ...
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Background:The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback on continuous attention, working memory and visual - motor perception in primary school students with specific learning disorder. Methods: The current study was an experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all primary school students in Tabriz city, among them, 30 people diagnosed with learning disorders in Tabriz learning disorders centers were selected by purposive sampling method and using randomly were replaced into experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). In all two groups of N-back, continuous performance test and visual perception -motor Bender-Gestalt as pretest and post-test completion. Neurofeedback was performed in the experimental group for 20 sessions of 30-45 minutes (3 times a week for seven weeks) and the control group received no interventions. Data were analyzed by using multivariate covariance analysis in SPSS.20. Results: There is only a significant difference between the average pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups in the variables of continuous attention (p=0.001) and visual-motor perception (p=0.001). This means that neurofeedback training was effective in improving continuous attention, working memory and visual-motor perception. Conclusion: The use of neurofeedback is recommended in improving continuous attention and visual-motor perception in elementary school students with special learning disorders.
Amirsaleh Vosough; Jafar Shabani; Javanshir Asadi
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Introduction: this study aims to compare the effectiveness of neurofeedback and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on social adjustment. Emotional, students' education was done. Methods: In this study, the statistical population included 108 pre-university students in Mashhad who were studying in Mashhad ...
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Introduction: this study aims to compare the effectiveness of neurofeedback and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on social adjustment. Emotional, students' education was done. Methods: In this study, the statistical population included 108 pre-university students in Mashhad who were studying in Mashhad in the academic year 1399-1400. According to the statistical population and according to the situation, available sampling was used in this study. For the sample size according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 45 people were selected and randomly, 15 people in the control group and 15 people in the experimental group 1 and 15 people in the experimental group 2 and neurofeedback method on the experimental group 1 and method Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was performed on experimental group 2 and the two methods were finally compared with each other. Data collection tools were; Adjustment inventory of school students(AISS), Mindfulness Protocol. Results: According to the results of statistical analysis, the use of neurofeedback exercises significantly increases students' emotional, social and academic adjustment. Also, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly increases emotional, social and academic adjustment. However, there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of neurofeedback method and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on students' adjustment factors.
Mohammad Oraki; ahmad alipour; soheila dehkhodaei
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Introduction: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with an inter-intra subject design aimed to determine the effectiveness of combining acceptance and commitment-based therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress in people with type 2 diabetes. ...
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Introduction: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with an inter-intra subject design aimed to determine the effectiveness of combining acceptance and commitment-based therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress in people with type 2 diabetes. Method: The sample consisted of 45 patients with type II diabetes purposefully selected from patients referred to laboratories in Mahshahr city. After matching, the patients were randomly assigned to 3 groups of 15 patients and the experimental groups received their group interventions in 8 sessions of psychological therapy and 10 sessions of individual neurofeedback training and the control group did not receive any intervention. Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up were performed with Floyd et al.'s (2005) Anxiety Sensitivity Questionnaire and Cohen et al.'s (1983) Perceived Stress Scale. Results: According to the results of SPANOVA analysis, both ACT + neurofeedback and MBSR + neurofeedback were effective in post-test and follow-up stages to reduce anxiety sensitivity and perceived stress. But while the effectiveness of both interventions in reducing anxiety sensitivity was the same, for perceived stress, the effect of MBSR + neurofeedback, both in the post-test and in the follow-up phase, was significantly greater than the effect of ACT + neurofeedback.
Shadi Ebrahimi jozani; Roya Kochak Entezar; Mozgan Sepahmansour; Parvaneh Ghodsi
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Introduction: Role of executive functions in developing intellectual, personality, social skills and educational achievement is approved. On the other hand, executive dysfunctions including working memory problems and response disinhibiting may lead to impulsivity, inattention, behavioral problems, communication ...
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Introduction: Role of executive functions in developing intellectual, personality, social skills and educational achievement is approved. On the other hand, executive dysfunctions including working memory problems and response disinhibiting may lead to impulsivity, inattention, behavioral problems, communication problems and social non-adjustment. So the present research aimed to determine and evaluate neurofeedback and Capitan log on response inhibition and storage of working memory. Method: This research was semi experimental study with control group and statistical population were all female elementary students in 4grade in Tehran in 2019-2020. Then 90 students were selected by multi stage clustering method and designated into three groups (2 experimental and 1 control) after screening by inclusion criteria. Daneman and Carpenter working memory scale (1980) and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) were used for measuring before and after and in following up test. Two experimental groups received 20 sessions of interventions and control group didn’t receive any intervention. Covariance analysis and spss21 were used for analysis of data. Findings: Neurofeedback and Capitan log interventions had significant effects on storage of working memory and response inhibition in students (p<0/05) but neurofeedback was more effective than Capitan log. Conclusion: These interventions can be used to improve working memory and response inhibition to increase educational achievement.
Majid Almasi; Mohammadreza Noroozi Homayoon; Ali Rezaei sharif
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy and transcranial direct currect stimulation in improving cognitive dominance in children with ADHD. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy and transcranial direct currect stimulation in improving cognitive dominance in children with ADHD. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population includes all children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in Ardabil in the academic year 1399-1400. The sample consisted of 33 children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two intervention groups and a control group(11 people in each group). The instruments of this study include WISC-IV intelligence test and the interventions of this study include 20 sessions of neurofeedback therapy and 10 sessions of transcranial direct currect stimulation. The data of this study were analyzed with SPSS software version 23. Results: The mean scores of cognitive dominance were measured twice, which showed that in the post-test, the mean scores in cognitive dominance increased and no change was observed in the control group. The results show that after controlling the effect of pretest on posttest to compare the scores of the cognitive dominance scale between the three groups at the error level(0.05) there is a significant difference. Conclusion: According to the sessions and results obtained, neurofeedback therapy and transcranial direct currect stimulation are effective in improving cognitive dominance; Therefore, it is recommended to use these treatments to improve cognitive dominance.
Alireza shokrgozar; yasamin nekoonam; Farkhondeh Nikkhah
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anxiety in people with coronary artery disease. Method: The statistical population of the present study was all patients referred to counseling and psychology centers in Tehran Region 5 in 2020. In the present study, 18 people were randomly selected from Nedaye Daroon Psychological Counseling Center ...
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anxiety in people with coronary artery disease. Method: The statistical population of the present study was all patients referred to counseling and psychology centers in Tehran Region 5 in 2020. In the present study, 18 people were randomly selected from Nedaye Daroon Psychological Counseling Center and placed in two experimental and control groups. Participants were assessed using the Petersburg (1989) Beck Anxiety Inventory (1988) Sleep Quality Scale. The participants in the experimental group were then treated with neurofeedback for 15 one-hour sessions and the control group did not receive any training. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that the differences between the control and experimental groups were effective in the components of sleep quality, sleep disorders, sleeping pills, and daily dysfunction. In other words, neurofeedback therapy reduced the scores of these components, but this treatment had an effect on other components. Was not significant and also the number of anxiety scores in the post-test of the experimental group decreased significantly. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy on increasing the quality of sleep and reducing anxiety in individuals, this treatment can be used in the form of treatment programs in coronary conditions.
Ali Tavakoli Banizi; Hasan Asadzadeh Dehraei; Shahnaz Nouhi
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Aim: The main aim of the present study has been the investigation of the effect of Neurofeedback Instruction on Improving consumption symptoms, Psychological Well-being, and Psychological state in Consumers Morphine. Method: For conducting this study, 40 individuals visiting counseling 4 centers ...
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Aim: The main aim of the present study has been the investigation of the effect of Neurofeedback Instruction on Improving consumption symptoms, Psychological Well-being, and Psychological state in Consumers Morphine. Method: For conducting this study, 40 individuals visiting counseling 4 centers in the suburb of Tehran that according to Psychiatrist confirmation had use Morphine Disorder(in 2 groups: Neurofeedback and control group) in pre-test and post-test stages through Psychological Positive states and riff Psychological Well-being Inventory. Based on therapeutic protocol, the experimental group was given thirty, 45-minute sessions of Neurofeedback training, and the control group did not receive any intervention. For data analysis, descriptive method and ANCOVA method by SPSS software was used. Findings: The finding of the statistical significance is 0/05 that indicates that Neurofeedback Instruction results in a decrease of Use Morphine and increases Psychological Well-being and state in the treatment group. Conclusion: Based on the finding of this study it is concluded that using Neurofeedback is effective in treating and Increase of Psychological Well-being and state in men with Use Morphine and can be used Neurofeedback method in treating this disorder and Increase of Psychological Well-being and state in men with Use Morphine Disorder.
sanaz zarenezhad; sakineh soltanikouhbanani; somaye zarenezhad
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Aim: the most common of which is disordered reading or dyslexia This study investigated the effectiveness of Neurofeedback on Cognitive Deficits and visual–motor perception in the dyslexic students. Methods: Present research was a quasi-experimental Method with pretest-posttest and control group ...
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Aim: the most common of which is disordered reading or dyslexia This study investigated the effectiveness of Neurofeedback on Cognitive Deficits and visual–motor perception in the dyslexic students. Methods: Present research was a quasi-experimental Method with pretest-posttest and control group design. The population included 8 to 11 years old pupils with dyslexia in Tehran city. The sample consisted of 40 students with dyslexia that are selected and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups(each group n = 20). Finally, the study was performed with 33 patients(16 in experimental group and 17 in control group). In this study the experimental group received sessionsof neurofeedback training First, given three times a week(for one month) and then twice a week(one month) for 45 minutes, while the control group did not receive this training. The instruments used in this study were the Tower of London software, Stroop, continuous operation test, n-back test and Bender-Gestalt visual-motor coordination . Data were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis using SPSS version 20 software. Results :The results showed that Neurofeedback on Cognitive Deficits in terms of reduced time and increased total points in the Tower of London, committing and remove errorsand time in continuous operation test, and reduce the amount of time keeping, time incongruent, inconsistent error in Stroop test and correct response in n-back test(P˂ 0.05); and visual-motor coordination in terms of distortion, rotation, Lack of integration and repeatness is effective on dyslexic individuals(P˂ 0.01).A. Conclusion: ccording to the findings concluded that Neurofeedback is effective way to improve symptoms of dyslexic children.
Sanaz Elahi Nejad; Shahrokh Makvand Hosseini; Parviz Sabahi
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Aims: The aim of the current study was to compare the effectiveness of two therapeutic methods of reality therapy and neurofeedback to improve the quality of life of breast cancer women. Methods: In a semi-experimental design, a number of 45 breast cancer patients were selected by the available sampling ...
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Aims: The aim of the current study was to compare the effectiveness of two therapeutic methods of reality therapy and neurofeedback to improve the quality of life of breast cancer women. Methods: In a semi-experimental design, a number of 45 breast cancer patients were selected by the available sampling methods in 2018 in Amol city and randomly divided into three equal groups. Inform consent provided and inclusion/exclusion criteria were controlled for. The QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 instruments in three stages of pretest, posttest and two months follow-up completed by all subjects. The first and second groups respectively were received the reality therapy and neurofeedback separately, while no intervention administered on the third group. Research data were analyzed using a multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: Significant differences were found between the experimental groups and the waiting list group for the quality of life variables(p
mohammad oraki; Maryam Zamani
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Aim:Regarding the problems of people with ADHD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its importance in the quality of social relationships, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of neurofeedback therapy on improvement of eye emotion recognition. Method: For this purpose, ...
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Aim:Regarding the problems of people with ADHD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its importance in the quality of social relationships, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of neurofeedback therapy on improvement of eye emotion recognition. Method: For this purpose, 24 adults including 12 males and 12 females between the ages of 19 to 25 years were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The subjects were evaluated by an adult ADHD test and interview, and provided that no other symptoms of mental disorders were measured by the SCL-90 test. All subjects were recorded electroencephalographically and all responded to eye emotion recognition test. The experimental group also participated in 15 sessions of neurofeedback treatment and then both groups were re-evaluated. Results: The results showed that the experimental group performed better than the control group after the neurofeedback sessions and the difference between them was significant. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that individuals' performance in emotion recognition is not limited to classical mirror neurons and emotional processing takes place in areas beyond what is known as mirror neurons.
Maryam Jalali; Seyed Abolghasem Mehrinejad; Hakime Aghaei
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Introduction: As anxiety has increseed in todays society, the main aim of the present study has been the investigation of the effect of Neurofeedback Instruction On Treatment And Increase of Psychological Well-being In Women With Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Method: For conducting this study, ...
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Introduction: As anxiety has increseed in todays society, the main aim of the present study has been the investigation of the effect of Neurofeedback Instruction On Treatment And Increase of Psychological Well-being In Women With Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Method: For conducting this study, 40 individuals visiting counseling 4 centers in suburb of Tehran that according to Psychiatrist confirmation have Generalized Anxiety Disorder(in 2 group: Neurofeedback and control group) in pre-test and post-test stages through Spielberger state-trait Anxiety and ryff Psychological Well-being Inventory. Based on therapeutic protocol, the experimental group was given thirty, 45 minute sessions of Neurofeedback training and the control group did not receive any intervention. For data analysis, descriptive method and Ancova method by SPSS software were used.Findings: The finding of the statistical significance be 0/001 that indicates that Neurofeedback Instruction results in decrease of Generalized Anxiety Disorder symptoms and increase Psychological Well-being in the treatment group and significant changes in post-test of this study was seen compared with the pre-test, but such a change was not seen in the control group. Conclusion: Based on the finding of this study it is concluded that using Neurofeedback is effective in treating and Increase of Psychological Well-being in women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and can be used this method in treating this disorder and Increase of Psychological Well-being in women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
razieh hojabrnia; shahzad tahmasebi boroujeni
Volume 4, Issue 13 , August 2018, , Pages 21-34
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Aim: Neurofeedback training is known as a useful and inexpensive tool for enhancing and improving in memory types, however, its effect on the visual and spatial memory has no been investigated yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve visual and spatial ...
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Aim: Neurofeedback training is known as a useful and inexpensive tool for enhancing and improving in memory types, however, its effect on the visual and spatial memory has no been investigated yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve visual and spatial memory because of neurofeedback training with an emphasis on decreasing beta wave and increasing SMR wave. Method: The present study’s design was a within group with a pre-test post-test method. The research method was semi-experimental and in terms of purpose was applied. To did this research, 11 students (mean age: 27.63 ± 2.76) participated voluntarily in this study. By obtaining informed consent, the visual memory pre-test was first taken from the subjects through short-term visual test of the Vienna and spatial memory through the LM-01 spatial memory device. Then subjects perform for 5 sessions of neurofeedback training protocol with an emphasis on decreasing beta wave and increasing SMR wave. After training completion, the post-test was done. The data were analyzed by paired t-test at a significant level of p≤0.05. Results: The results showed that neurofeedback training significantly improved visual memory (P≤0.020) and spatial memory (P≤0.013). Conclusion: Therefore, neurofeedback training can be considered as useful tools for improving cognitive abilities such as memory.
mozhgan fallah; Yousef Moghadas Tabrizi; Hassan gharayagh zandi
Volume 4, Issue 13 , August 2018, , Pages 97-108
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Introduction: Achieving the optimal performance of attention is the most important goals among athletes in the race. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neurofeedback training on attention and performance in free throw shooting in nonprofessional athletes. Method: 24 athletes ...
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Introduction: Achieving the optimal performance of attention is the most important goals among athletes in the race. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neurofeedback training on attention and performance in free throw shooting in nonprofessional athletes. Method: 24 athletes in both genders were voluntarily participated in this study. In the pre- test, SELECTIVE AND DIVIDED ATTENTION TEST and also basketball free throw test was performed. The experimental group practice alpha/ theta and theta/ SMR protocols for ten sessions, then post- test was performed. Data were analyzed using two related samples tests, Mann-Whitney U and ANCOVA. Findings: The results showed significant changes in increase the attention and performance in experimental group. Conclusion: Neurofeedback has a potential to retraining the brain waves activities to improve performance and attention of athletes in various sports disciplines. It is suggested to sport psychologists that use these methods for improve attention and performance.
Fatemeh Ghayour Kazemi; Zohreh Sepehri Shamloo; ali mashhadi; ali ghanaei chamanabad; forazan pasalar
Volume 4, Issue 12 , June 2018, , Pages 77-100
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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Metacognitive therapy and Neurofeedback training on Anxiety Symptoms, Emotion Regulation and Brain waves activity in Female Students with Social Anxiety Disorder. Method: 5 students with diagnosis of SAD were selected from Ferdowsi and Farhangian ...
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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Metacognitive therapy and Neurofeedback training on Anxiety Symptoms, Emotion Regulation and Brain waves activity in Female Students with Social Anxiety Disorder. Method: 5 students with diagnosis of SAD were selected from Ferdowsi and Farhangian universities of Mashhad by volunteer sampling method and using SCID-I and SPIN, peered and randomly assigned to the MCT and neurofeedback groups. 8session per week for MCT and 16sessions 3times per week for neurofeedback was performed. Participants completed the Emotion Regulation questionnaire in the baseline, the end of the treatment and follow-up. Conner's Inventory was answered 2times within the treatment and brain waves activity was recorded in the neurofeedback group before and after the treatment. The revised graphs and Percent recovery was used for data analysis. Findings: the effectiveness of both treatments was positive and significant in SAD's symptoms and participants' recovery was continued during follow up, but the effectiveness of both treatments for the Emotion Regulation was not significant and only one of the MCT subjects had a significant effect. Also the subjects of the neurofeedback group experienced a normal alpha waves and F3 and F4 areas after treating. Conclusion: In sum, the results indicate the positive effect of metacognitive therapy and neurofeedback on SAD and brain waves of subjects, but in Emotion Regulation, the effect of these treatments was not significant.
Mohammad Ali Mohammadyfar
Volume 3, Issue 11 , March 2018, , Pages 71-90
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback education in improving the performance of attention and cognitive flexibility in athletic students. Method: To this end, 40 male students of physical education at Kharazmi University were randomly assigned to two groups ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback education in improving the performance of attention and cognitive flexibility in athletic students. Method: To this end, 40 male students of physical education at Kharazmi University were randomly assigned to two groups of 20. The first group received 16 sessions of neurofeedback training (2 sessions per week) as the experimental group, and the second group (control) received no intervention. The research tools consisted of the Stroop Attention Computer Test and the Wisconsin Cognitive Flexibility Computer Test. The data were analyzed using one-variable and multivariate analysis of covariance and analyzed using SPSS19 software. Findings: The results showed that the experimental group had statistically superiority (p
Hamid Sourni; Zoleikha Gholizadeh; Maryam Ershad
Volume 3, Issue 10 , January 2018, , Pages 109-120
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Aim: Cognitive functions are among important subjects of psychology. Decision making is a cognitive function that has been received too many attentions. The main aim of the research was to verify the effectiveness of Neurofeedback on risky decision making. Method: The study was done half experimentally. ...
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Aim: Cognitive functions are among important subjects of psychology. Decision making is a cognitive function that has been received too many attentions. The main aim of the research was to verify the effectiveness of Neurofeedback on risky decision making. Method: The study was done half experimentally. Therefore, 30 students was chosen by available sampling and set randomly in two 15 person experimental and control groups. The both experimental and control groups were evaluated with Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) in two before and after Neurofeedback learning steps. The experimental group was learned Neurofeedback 20 sessions, while the control group received no learning. Findings: Data were analyzed using single variable covariance analysis (ANCOVA). Results demonstrated that after 20 sessions Neurofeedback learning, students of experimental group had significant improvement in risk-taking decrease. . Conclusion: Neurofeedback is a brain waves operant conditioning in which people learn to control their brain waves voluntary and through that they can improve their functions such as decision making. Based on the results of this study, Neurofeedback is an appropriate approach to improve and reinforce the cognitive functions including decision making.
masoumeh faghfouriazar; Mehdi Shahbazi; Shahzad Tahmassebi Boroujeni
Volume 3, Issue 9 , September 2017, , Pages 103-116
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Introduction: One of the most important goals of any athlete optimum performance during the competitions, but sometimes athlete’s performance suddenly destroyed under psychological pressure caused by competition. This study investigated the effect of neurofeedback and under pressure training on ...
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Introduction: One of the most important goals of any athlete optimum performance during the competitions, but sometimes athlete’s performance suddenly destroyed under psychological pressure caused by competition. This study investigated the effect of neurofeedback and under pressure training on expert archers’ performance in competitive condition. Methods: participants were 30 adult healthy right hand expert female archer in Tehran that were selected by accessible method and after primary archery record in competitive condition and sameness were assigned randomly into three groups: neurofeedback and under pressure training and control. Training protocol was done 12 sessions at 4 weeks and after training was performed renewed record in competitive condition. Findings: The results of analysis of variance showed that the performance of participants at posttest both neurofeedback and under pressure group than control group progressed significantly (p= 0.003), the other at this stage despite was higher average’s record of under pressure training group, not seen significant difference between the neurofeedback and under pressure group. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, effects of neurofeedback training, particularly under pressure considered to promotion of expert archers performance and emphasized to use of these methods beside physical training to achieve better results in competitions.
mahdye Rahmaniyan; Zahra Sarvarian; Maryam Zamani
Volume 2, Issue 4 , June 2017, , Pages 45-56
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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of music therapy and neurofeedback, as two non-invasive methods, on the reduction of pain in patients with somatic complaints. Method: The samples of the study include 86 students of Payame Noor University of Tehran who were selected ...
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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of music therapy and neurofeedback, as two non-invasive methods, on the reduction of pain in patients with somatic complaints. Method: The samples of the study include 86 students of Payame Noor University of Tehran who were selected on the basis of the complaints of physical pain and medical diagnosis. All participants completed measures of pain, physical symptoms, and Takata responded Sakata. Then they were divided into two intervention groups and received either music therapy or neurofeedback. The data were analyzed through running Covariance analysis. Findings: The results indicated that neurofeedback, compared to music therapy, had significant impact on reducing the patients' physical symptoms, especially on their headache. Conclusion: According to the results it could be argued that neurofeedback due to its effect on brain waves can be effective for adjusting and reducing psychosomatic pains.
Amir Azizi; Fazlullah Mir Drikvand; Mohammad Ali Sepahvani
Volume 3, Issue 8 , June 2017, , Pages 103-118
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Introduction: The weakness of visual perception skills, is one of the causes of specific learning disability. Cognitive rehabilitation, and cognitive - behavioral play therapy, neurofeedback intervention training common in people with learning disability is special. The aim of this study was to compare ...
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Introduction: The weakness of visual perception skills, is one of the causes of specific learning disability. Cognitive rehabilitation, and cognitive - behavioral play therapy, neurofeedback intervention training common in people with learning disability is special. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive - behavioral play therapy, neurofeedback and on visual - motor perception in primary school students with specific learning disability. Method: This study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group. The study population consisted of all elementary school students, who with diagnosis of learning disabilities in learning centers in Tabriz 2016-2017 had received the interventions were necessary. A sample of the target population purposive sampling, 60 students were selected and using randomly into three experimental groups and one control group (n = 15 per group) were replaced. In all four groups of visual perception - motor Bender-Gestalt as pre-completion and after 20 sessions of cognitive rehabilitation, 20 neurofeedback sessions and 8 sessions of cognitive - behavioral play therapy re-test was performed for each of the four groups. Data using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics such as Multivariate regression analysis and analysis of variance Mixed were analyzed software SPSS.20. Findings: The results of the multivariate regression analysis showed that cognitive rehabilitation training, neurofeedback and cognitive - behavioral play therapy on visual perception - motor elementary students with specific learning disorder, affects (PConclusion: It seems that the use of cognitive rehabilitation training, neurofeedback and cognitive - behavioral play therapy shared equally in improved visual perception - motor, elementary students with learning disabilities in particular, can be used.
samineh fattahi; farah naderi; parviz asghari; hassan ahadi
Volume 3, Issue 8 , June 2017, , Pages 119-132
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Introduction: Obesity and overweight is One of the problems of this century in the field of mental health that according to the World Health Organization, The rate of obesity has doubled since 1980. The aim of this study is to examine the comparison of neurofeedback and medication efficacy on food craving, ...
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Introduction: Obesity and overweight is One of the problems of this century in the field of mental health that according to the World Health Organization, The rate of obesity has doubled since 1980. The aim of this study is to examine the comparison of neurofeedback and medication efficacy on food craving, emotional eating and mental health of overweight women. Method: For this purpose 45 overweight persons were selected that randomly allocated to one of neurofeedback, medication and control groups. All three groups completed Food Cravings Questionnaire – Trait, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire before and after treatment.The data have been analyzed by MANCOVA and ANCOVA. Findings: The results were shown no significant difference between experimental groups in food craving and mental health. That means, the medication and neurofeedback are equally effective on food craving and mental health. Conclusion: Consequently the result of study shows that neurofeedback training like pharmacotherapy could be consider as a therapeutic intervention in overweight and obesity. Given that neurofeedback method had minimal complication and reversible, considered be as adjunctive treatment of obesity and overweigh.
Mohammad Oraki; Afsaneh Dortaj; Atousa Mehdizadeh
Volume 2, Issue 6 , December 2016, , Pages 45-60
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of neurofeedback treatment on depression, anxiety, stress and psychosomatic abdominal pains in patients with clinical chronic psychosomatic abdominal pains in Shiraz. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of neurofeedback treatment on depression, anxiety, stress and psychosomatic abdominal pains in patients with clinical chronic psychosomatic abdominal pains in Shiraz. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The study population was all women with chronic psychosomatic abdominal pains among whom, 40 patients were selected for this study; ultimately, data were analyzed with 30 patients (experimental group=15 and control group=15). Participants were randomly assigned to 2 groups consisting of 15 participants who were divided into an experimental group and a control group. In this intervention, the experimental group was treated with neurofeedback for 10 weeks (3 times a week for 40 minutes) and the control group received no intervention and was put on a waiting list. Also, experimental and control groups completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) in pre-test and post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used for data analysis. Findings: The results of covariance analysis showed that neurofeedback therapy had an impact on reducing anxiety and depression (P<0.001). In other words, 53% of depression variation and 57% of anxiety variation in patients were due to neurofeedback, but neurofeedback revealed no effect on stress. Conclusion: It was concluded that neurofeedback could significantly reduce depression and anxiety, but it had no effect on stress.
Elnaz Mousanezhad Jeddi; Majid Mahmood Alilou; Mohammad Ali Nazari
Volume 2, Issue 6 , December 2016, , Pages 61-76
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Introduction: Cognitive factors are the important correlates of dyslexia. Different researches show that these factors are impaired in children with dyslexia. Also, the studies believe in the dysfunction of fronto-temporo-occipital connection as a neural evidence of dyslexia. Neurofeedback by changing ...
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Introduction: Cognitive factors are the important correlates of dyslexia. Different researches show that these factors are impaired in children with dyslexia. Also, the studies believe in the dysfunction of fronto-temporo-occipital connection as a neural evidence of dyslexia. Neurofeedback by changing the functional connectivity or coherence of these regions could be useful in improving cognitive functions in dyslexic children. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of coherence neurofeedback training on phonological awareness and working memory in children with dyslexia. Method: In this single subject study, four dyslexic children completed twenty 30 minutes sessions of coherence neurofeedback training. Findings: The results showed improvement in the phonological awareness and working memory scores. Also, coherence values changed toward normal values after treatment. Conclusion: These changes indicate that dyslexia could be considered as a dysfunction in functional connectivity between specific brain regions and coherence guided neurofeedback seems to be capable of modifying these disturbances.
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Volume 2, Issue 6 , December 2016, , Pages 77-90
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Introduction: The main aim of present study was to compare the effect of Neurofeedback training and Neurofeedback along with cognitive rehabilitation on ADHD children’s improvement. Method: To do so, 20 elementary students with ADHD were selected among Tehran clinics’ clients through purposive ...
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Introduction: The main aim of present study was to compare the effect of Neurofeedback training and Neurofeedback along with cognitive rehabilitation on ADHD children’s improvement. Method: To do so, 20 elementary students with ADHD were selected among Tehran clinics’ clients through purposive sampling. For assessing attention, TOVA test was conducted by all subjects as continues performance test. Subjects were divided in to two groups; 10 subjects received Neurofeedback training alone and another group trained Neurofeedback along with cognitive rehabilitation. Training session were conducted for 10 weeks; each week three sessions. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings: The results showed that effect size of Neurofeedback along with cognitive rehabilitation was higher than Neurofeedback training alone on impulsivity problems’ reduction. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that Neurofeedback can decrease signs of ADHD and the effect of Neurofeedback can be more obvious if cognitive rehabilitation is added.
Atefeh Baghban Kazerani; Esmat Danesh; Peyman Hasani Abhariyan
Volume 1, Issue 3 , March 2016, , Pages 38-56
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback treatment on decreasing the aggression of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Method: The study was quasi experimental with pre and posttests as well as treatment. Besides, there was a two ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback treatment on decreasing the aggression of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Method: The study was quasi experimental with pre and posttests as well as treatment. Besides, there was a two months follow up. The statistical population composed of 7 to 12 years old male children, selected from among 80 children who had enrolled at Behjou Psychiatry Clinic in 2014-2015 educational year. Using purposive sampling, 40 children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were randomly grouped in two control and experimental groups. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was determined by four instruments including the clinical interviewing review list, based on psychiatric disorders diagnostic and statistical guide, 5th edition, 2013; diagnostic interview with a psychiatrist; Stanford and Turner's audiovisual test; and children's aggression test (Shahim, 2006). Having the goal of theta to beta reduction, beta suppression, theta increase and sensory motor rhythm, Neurofeedback Test was implemented three sessions a week, for ten weeks. Children of both groups were assessed in pre and post-test stages and a two-month follow up. Findings: The results showed that F value is significant for pretest, posttest and follow up (P≤0/001) that indicated there are significant difference among aggression scores. Conclusion: Findings of multi variable covariance analyses suggested that neurofeedback treatment leads to a meaningful improvement in verbal, physical and relational aggression. Overall, the results of this study suggested that educational neurofeedback remedy has a significant effect in reducing the aggression of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Furthermore, the effect of the treatment was the same in the follow up test.
Mohammad Oraki; Sepeedeh Shahmoradi; Mahdieh Rahmanian
Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2015, , Pages 77-87
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Introduction: The main objective of this study was the assessment of neurofeedback and neuro-biofeedback training’s efficacy in decreasing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’s symptoms. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental one with pre-test and post-test plan. The sample included 12 OCD patients ...
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Introduction: The main objective of this study was the assessment of neurofeedback and neuro-biofeedback training’s efficacy in decreasing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’s symptoms. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental one with pre-test and post-test plan. The sample included 12 OCD patients who were randomly selected. The research instrument was Madzly Inventory. First the subjects had pre-test and then, they were randomly placed in three groups: Two experimental groups who had Neurofeedback or Neuro-biofeedback training, and one control group who only received medicine. The experimental groups had 30 treatment sessions for 10 weeks. In order to analyze the data, the covariance multivariate analysis was used. Findings: The results showed significant changes in symptoms’ reduction of OCD in neurofeedback training group in comparison to the control group (p
