Bilateral stimulation: differential effects in EEG and peripheral physiology
BLS, regardless of visual or tactile modality or emotional memory content, is associated with increased frontal EEG activity and reduced autonomic arousal. These findings support the hypothesis that BLS facilitates top-down cortical regulation, potentially aiding emotional processing in EMDR by using an inherent mechanism to promote psychological recovery. More research is needed to clarify the neural mechanisms and clinical implications.
Authors
- Eva Schäflein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2380-4848)
- Derek Spieler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-753X)
- Bernd Hanewald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8616-1950)
- Markus Stingl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-0763)
- Martin Sack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9376-0636)
- Martina Henn
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen (DE)
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJPsych Open
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2025.10887
- Primary Topic
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00