Neurofeedback in ADHD: Further Pieces of the Puzzle

作者：Gevensleben Holger; Kleemeyer Maike; Rothenberger Lillian Geza; Studer Petra; Flaig Roehr Andrea; Moll Gunther H; Rothenberger Aribert; Heinrich Hartmut^*

来源：Brain Topography, 2014, 27(1): 20-32.

DOI：10.1007/s10548-013-0285-y

• Neurofeedback
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Tic disorder (Tourette syndrome)
• Neurobehavioural model
• Slow cortical potentials
• Theta/beta

Among the different neuromodulation techniques, neurofeedback (NF) is gaining increasing interest in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this article, a methodological framework is summarised considering the training as a neuro-behavioural treatment. Randomised controlled trials are selectively reviewed. Results from two smaller-scale studies are presented with the first study comprising a tomographic analysis over the course of a slow cortical potential (SCP) training and a correlational analysis of regulation skills and clinical outcome in children with ADHD. In the second study, ADHD-related behaviour was studied in children with tic disorder who either conducted a SCP training or a theta/low-beta (12-15 Hz) training (single-blind, randomised design). Both studies provide further evidence for the specificity of NF effects in ADHD. Based on these findings, a refined model of the mechanisms contributing to the efficacy of SCP training is developed. Despite a number of open questions concerning core mechanisms, moderators and mediators, NF (theta/beta and SCP) training seems to be on its way to become a valuable and ethically acceptable module in the treatment of children with ADHD.

• 出版日期2014-1