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Taming the Amygdala: An EEG Analysis of Exposure Therapy for the Traumatized

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: Taming the Amygdala: An EEG Analysis of Exposure Therapy for the Traumatized.

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Study at a glance

Area
PTSD & Trauma
Study type
Observational study
Authors
Harper M
Journal
Traumatology
Year
2012
Participants
5
Population
Adults
Protocol
EEG during exposure-therapy sensory input
Equipment
BrainMaster Atlantis

Key findings

  • Most sensory inputs to the upper body produced large low-frequency EEG power
  • No advantage for tapping energy meridians or gamut points
  • One-sided and two-sided input worked alike

DOI 10.1177/1534765611429082 →

An analysis of raw EEG during the sensory techniques used in exposure therapies for trauma, such as tapping and eye movements. Almost any sensory input to the upper body produced large low-frequency EEG waves, which the author proposes can disrupt fear-memory networks in the amygdala, with no advantage for meridian or 'gamut' points.