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Nat Hum Behav ; 3(1): 63-73, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30932053

RESUMO

Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) has revived the translational perspective of neurofeedback (NF)1. Particularly for stress management, targeting deeply located limbic areas involved in stress processing2 has paved new paths for brain-guided interventions. However, the high cost and immobility of fMRI constitute a challenging drawback for the scalability (accessibility and cost-effectiveness) of the approach, particularly for clinical purposes3. The current study aimed to overcome the limited applicability of rt-fMRI by using an electroencephalography (EEG) model endowed with improved spatial resolution, derived from simultaneous EEG-fMRI, to target amygdala activity (termed amygdala electrical fingerprint (Amyg-EFP))4-6. Healthy individuals (n = 180) undergoing a stressful military training programme were randomly assigned to six Amyg-EFP-NF sessions or one of two controls (control-EEG-NF or NoNF), taking place at the military training base. The results demonstrated specificity of NF learning to the targeted Amyg-EFP signal, which led to reduced alexithymia and faster emotional Stroop, indicating better stress coping following Amyg-EFP-NF relative to controls. Neural target engagement was demonstrated in a follow-up fMRI-NF, showing greater amygdala blood-oxygen-level-dependent downregulation and amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex functional connectivity following Amyg-EFP-NF relative to NoNF. Together, these results demonstrate limbic specificity and efficacy of Amyg-EFP-NF during a stressful period, pointing to a scalable non-pharmacological yet neuroscience-based training to prevent stress-induced psychopathology.


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Sintomas Afetivos/terapia , Tonsila do Cerebelo/fisiologia , Ondas Encefálicas/fisiologia , Neurorretroalimentação/métodos , Resiliência Psicológica , Estresse Psicológico/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Tonsila do Cerebelo/diagnóstico por imagem , Método Duplo-Cego , Neuroimagem Funcional , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Militares , Córtex Pré-Frontal/diagnóstico por imagem , Córtex Pré-Frontal/fisiologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Schizophr Res ; 153(1-3): 177-83, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24485587

RESUMO

d-Cycloserine (DCS) has been shown to enhance memory and, in a previous trial, once-weekly DCS improved negative symptoms in schizophrenia subjects. We hypothesized that DCS combined with a cognitive remediation (CR) program would improve memory of a practiced auditory discrimination task and that gains would generalize to performance on unpracticed cognitive tasks. Stable, medicated adult schizophrenia outpatients participated in the Brain Fitness CR program 3-5 times per week for 8weeks. Subjects were randomly assigned to once-weekly adjunctive treatment with DCS (50mg) or placebo administered before the first session each week. Primary outcomes were performance on an auditory discrimination task, the MATRICS cognitive battery composite score and the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) total score. 36 subjects received study drug and 32 completed the trial (average number of CR sessions=26.1). Performance on the practiced auditory discrimination task significantly improved in the DCS group compared to the placebo group. DCS was also associated with significantly greater negative symptom improvement for subjects symptomatic at baseline (SANS score ≥20). However, improvement on the MATRICS battery was observed only in the placebo group. Considered with previous results, these findings suggest that DCS augments CR and alleviates negative symptoms in schizophrenia patients. However, further work is needed to evaluate whether CR gains achieved with DCS can generalize to other unpracticed cognitive tasks.


Assuntos
Antimetabólitos/uso terapêutico , Transtornos Cognitivos/tratamento farmacológico , Ciclosserina/uso terapêutico , Esquizofrenia , Estimulação Acústica , Adulto , Transtornos Cognitivos/etiologia , Transtornos Cognitivos/reabilitação , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Discriminação Psicológica/efeitos dos fármacos , Discriminação Psicológica/fisiologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Esquizofrenia/complicações , Esquizofrenia/tratamento farmacológico , Esquizofrenia/reabilitação , Método Simples-Cego
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Synapse ; 55(2): 122-5, 2005 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15543630

RESUMO

This study examined the safety and efficacy of gamma vinyl-GABA (GVG, vigabatrin) for the treatment of methamphetamine and/or cocaine addiction. A total of 30 subjects, who met DSM-IV criteria for methamphetamine and/or cocaine dependence, were enrolled in an open label 9-week safety study. The protocol was specifically designed to include extensive visual field monitoring as well as outcome measures of therapeutic efficacy. Patients were screened twice weekly for the presence of urinary cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, alcohol, and marijuana. In total, 18/30 subjects completed the study and 16/18 tested negative for methamphetamine and cocaine during the last 6 weeks of the trial. GVG did not produce any visual field defects or alterations in visual acuity. Furthermore, it did not produce changes in vital signs even with continued use of methamphetamine and cocaine. Thus, under conditions that appear to be appropriate for the successful treatment of methamphetamine and/or cocaine addiction, GVG is safe.


Assuntos
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Cocaína/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapêutico , Metanfetamina , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/tratamento farmacológico , Vigabatrina/uso terapêutico , Inibidores Enzimáticos/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Resultado do Tratamento , Vigabatrina/efeitos adversos
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