neurofeedback emotional trauma
A paper titled “A New Era of Precision Neuromodulation in Psychiatry” has just appeared in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, and it makes the case that precision neuromodulation is the new frontier in psychiatry (doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.1026). This remains within the tradition in medical psychiatry of working in deficit focus, albeit now with increasing technical refinement. The […]
The following was submitted as an Essay to the Science PINS Prize 2026 competition for developments in neuromodulation. The award is intended for young investigators, so the essay cannot qualify for the award. It was submitted merely to insert endogenous neuromodulation into the conversation among the reviewers in the competition.
Between January 2023 and December 2024, inpatient mental health claims increased by 80% in the US, while outpatient claims increased by 40%. This indexes a mental health crisis in our country of unprecedented scope. Here’s the context: Our national health status is worse than that of our peer countries, and it is declining in all […]
When someone comes for neurofeedback with severe symptoms, we are not likely to be confronted with a single, narrowly definable issue. In cases of chemical injury that significantly compromise health and functionality going forward, the issue is inherently complex because it quite naturally evokes a trauma response as well. The dearth of available remedies makes […]
Dear Dr. Reger: I just read your article in JAMA with great interest. I would like to draw your attention to a recent publication on a controlled study of neuromodulation in application to treatment-resistant PTSD that was completed recently at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System in Honolulu. It recruited 87 participants. This was […]
For many early neurofeedback professionals, the impetus to enter this field came through a compelling personal experience either with their personal training, that of a family member, or that of a client. And thus it was with us as well. In fact, our first encounter with neurofeedback through our son Brian remains a standout success […]