A Podcast about Automated Neurofeedback in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Hello and welcome. I am [ANON]. Today, I am excited to talk and discuss automated neurofeedback, a new and advanced approach to treating substance use disorder. A lot of research has been focused on understanding substance use disorder. One interesting fact is that continued use of substances such as alcohol and other drugs tends to structurally and functionally alter the brain’s wiring, impairing cognitive control and increasing compulsive pleasure-seeking behaviors (Costa et al., 2019). With SUD, one’s brain loses control of how they experiences pleasure, retain information, make decisions, and control an individual’s impulses.
A lot of treatments have already been developed to help with the management of SUD. However, some are ineffective, and others, such as pharmacotherapies, including the use of opioids, which, although effective, risk addictions and the development of new drug use disorders (Rizk et al., 2021). This raises the question of what is safe to rewire the addicted brain on overcome substance use disorder effectively. This is the opportunity that automated neurofeedback presents.
Automated neurofeedback is an advanced approach to treating SUD that relies on measuring brain waves using technologies such as EEG (Electroencephalography) sensors specifically coming from the brain in real-time. In the treatment of SUD, measuring the brain waves enables the therapist to help the patient learn how to change such waves to adapt to brains of considerably healthy behaviors. In layman’s language, it is basically measuring the brain waves of SUD wired brain and attempting to match them with the waves of a brain at rest. If done repeatedly, this can help the SUD patient regulate their brain function to a more desired state. Continuing research has proven neurofeedback as a promising Neurotherapy that effectively helps rewire the addicted brain and treat SUD (Sokhadze et al., 2023). To conclude, we expect more evidence from research to help better understand how much reward systems within our brain change the brain and how we can apply automated neurofeedback effectively and safely rewire the brain and cure addictions.
References
Costa, K. G., Cabral, D. A., Hohl, R., & Fontes, E. B. (2019). Rewiring the Addicted Brain Through a Psychobiological Model of Physical Exercise. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 453840. https://doi.org/10.3389/FPSYT.2019.00600/BIBTEX
Rizk, M. M., Herzog, S., Dugad, S., & Stanley, B. (2021). Suicide Risk and Addiction: The Impact of Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders. Current Addiction Reports, 8(2), 194–207. https://doi.org/10.1007/S40429-021-00361-Z
Sokhadze, E. (Tato) M., Cannon, R., & Trudeau, D. (2023). Quantitative electroencephalogram, event-related potential, and neurofeedback in substance use disorders research and treatment. Introduction to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback: Third Edition, 323–341. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-89827-0.00010-3
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