/channels/news_feeds/all/term/social%20influences/rss en /channels/news/are-eeg-neurofeedback-benefits-due-placebo-effects-261120 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Neurofeedback using electroencephalograpy boasts thousands of practitioners and appears to both improve normal brain function and alleviate a wide variety of mental disorders – from anxiety to alcoholism. But after examining the scientific literature and consulting experts in Europe and the U.S., 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers Robert Thibault and Amir Raz conclude that clinical improvements from this increasingly popular alternative therapy are due to placebo effects.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/neurofeedback_-_main_image.jpg?itok=oYDbunkh" width="160" height="137" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:29:55 +0000 webfull 119115 at /channels