The neurobiology of EMDR: Recent findings and insights
Description
Clinical case reports and controlled research suggest that EMDR is equally and perhaps more efficacious than other methods in treating PTSD. However, as EMDR originated as an empirically driven method, there has persisted a need for a more defined theoretical and neurobiological model of EMDR’s reported robust effects. This presentation will synthesize the existing research on memory formation. Specific attention will be given to recent empirical findings, involving the thalamus in somatosensory integration and in episodic and procedural memory integration. This material will be integrated with previously posited theories regarding the cerebellum’s involvement in many aspects of information processing and activation processes of the frontal lobes and EMDR’s activation of the neurophysiology of REM-sleep systems.
Format
Conference
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Bergmann, U. (2007, September). The neurobiology of EMDR: Recent findings and insights. Presentation at the 12th EMDR International Association Conference, Dallas, TX
Citation
“The neurobiology of EMDR: Recent findings and insights,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 16, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/18367.