[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Brain activity predicts response to Ritalin in ADHD; Implications for male-female differences [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, July 3rd, 2018 – Today results from the large multicenter iSPOT-A study were published in European Neuropsychopharmacology, demonstrating that brain activity can assist in predicting response to Ritalin in male adolescents with ADHD. In addition, this study clearly demonstrated gender differences in brain activity, where brain activity only predicted Ritalin response in males and not in females with ADHD. No differences in brain activity were found between children with and without ADHD, further demonstrating the value of brain imaging in prognosis rather than diagnosis....
Meta-analysis confirms sustained effects of neurofeedback
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Meta-analysis confirms sustained effects of neurofeedback in children with ADHD [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, February 16th, 2018 - An international group of researchers conducted a meta-analysis that systematically looked at all available studies and found that after an intensive course of neurofeedback, the clinical benefit of neurofeedback on ADHD symptoms was maintained over a 6-month follow-up period (without treatment). At follow-up the effects of neurofeedback were not inferior to active treatments such as medication, whereas benefits for non-active control groups (such as cognitive training) were no longer present at follow-up. These results have now been published in the scientific...
Male and female brain rhythms show differences
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Male and female brain rhythms show differences; 'Deep-Learning' reveals different EEG patterns [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]The electric brain signals, measured by using EEG, of males and females show differences. The difference can’t be detected by visual inspection, not even by the trained eye of a neurologist. A ‘deep learning’ computer is able to find it. Researchers of the University of Twente, the University of Zürich and Research Institute Brainclinics in Nijmegen, publish these results in Scientific Reports of 15 February. Male and female brains are different, functionally and anatomically. But that the EEG (electro-encephalography) signals, measured using electrodes placed...
Combined rTMS-psychotherapy effective treatment for depression
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Combined rTMS and psychotherapy an effective treatment for depression [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen (The Netherlands), November, 16th 2017 – Magnetic brain stimulation (rTMS) combined with concurrent psychotherapy seems more effective, then either alone, as was just published in the international journal ‘Brain Stimulation’ based on a study in 196 patients. After an average of 21 sessions, 66% of patients with treatment resistant depression responded well to treatment, with a lasting effect after 6 months in 65% of this group. rTMS an effective add-on for psychotherapy A large study by Donse, Padberg, Sack, Rush and Arns 1), carried out in...
Brainclinics active at Brain Stimulation conference in Barcelona
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Brainclinics active at Brain Stimulation conference in Barcelona [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Researchers from research institute Brainclinics will present new data at the Brain Stimulation conference in Barcelona. Tabitha Iseger will present data that validate the proof-of-concept behind the new Neuro-Cardiac-Guided TMS (Heart-Brain Coupling) approach. This method could potentially become a new way to more reliably identify the right cortical locations for rTMS stimulation in the treatment of depression. Lana Donse will present some first clinical results on rTMS treatment in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), association with sleep problems and predictors for treatment response to rTMS. Neuro-Cardiac Guided TMS (NCG...