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With the kind collaboration of Stéphanie Kahlfa, researcher at the CNRS, at the Institut de Neurosciences - La Timone (Marseille) Summary As early as the 1960s, neuroscientists highlighted that a recently acquired memory is fragile and must be stabilized to become permanent (consolidation). In the 2000s, they found that old memories become unstable again and

Memory Reconsolidation Techniques and Interventions for Trauma: EFT, EMDR, Brainspotting and Neuromodulation is organized by Jack Hirose & Associates Inc.

PTSD and other trauma and stressor-related disorders have sometimes been referred to as “memory disorders,” due to the deficits in traumatic memory consolidation observed in those suffering from PTSD. Failed memory reconsolidation contributes to the development of posttrauma symptoms such as intrusive thoughts, dissociation, flashbacks, hypervigilance, nightmares, and other classic PTSD symptoms. Additionally, traumatic memories […]

Clinical Social Work Journal - Memory reconsolidation research by neuroscientists has demonstrated the erasure of emotional learnings. This article reviews these historic findings and how they...

Clinical Social Work Journal - Memory reconsolidation research by neuroscientists has demonstrated the erasure of emotional learnings. This article reviews these historic findings and how they...

Translational Psychiatry - Consolidation/reconsolidation therapies for the prevention and treatment of PTSD and re-experiencing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This has application to using with EMDR. I think EMDR works well without understanding the underlying emotional learning that has taken place in implicit learning that is one of the benefits of EMDR. However, working in the way he suggests with implicit emotional learning, could be an important part of the overall therapy process. Here […]

Some therapeutic approaches for trauma are effective. Yet too many who suffer from post-traumatic stress do not get the relief they seek. As a trauma therapist, I have treated too many clients who’ve told me that they’ve spent years in treatment without getting the relief they seek. If you or someone you know is living […]

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) is an effective treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Adaptive Information Pr...

EMDR is not hypnosis, but some aspects of the therapy are similar to it. These include their objectives, some techniques, non-use of drugs, treatment plans, use of external devices, invocation of the rapid eye movement state, and mental health conditions they attempt to resolve.

EMDR is not hypnosis, but some aspects of the therapy are similar to it. These include their objectives, some techniques, non-use of drugs, treatment plans, use of external devices, invocation of the rapid eye movement state, and mental health conditions they attempt to resolve.

Learn how EMDR works so you can try EMDR tapping at home. EMDR helps re-wire your brain to create safety around trauma.

Most of the people I’ve used EMDR with in counseling have reported they no longer feel any emotional distress related to the experiences we’ve worked on in therapy. While that is great news, I have also learned that EMDR is not always the best intervention for everyone. Here are 3 specific barriers

Why do some believe in EMDR therapy while others do not? Find out here from Alpha Mind Counseling Centers of Cary, NC.

While it is possible to self-administer EMDR, clients should be fully aware of the risks before proceeding with the home process.

In previous experiments on contextual memory, we proposed that the unreinforced re-exposure to the learning context (conditioned stimulus, CS) acts as a switch guiding the memory course toward reconsolidation or extinction, depending on reminder duration. ...

A substantial body of research shows that adverse life experiences contribute to both psychological and biomedical pathology. Twenty-four randomized controlled trials support the positive effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy ...

Unsure how EMDR works? See Kimberly Perlin's blog about Exploring the Science Behind EMDR Therapy and how it rewires the brain.

Individuals who experience traumas can benefit from EMDR therapy, it isn't a magic cure, but effective when compared to other forms of psychotherapy.

There was a lot of partial understanding about what was happening to memories inside Flash in the first few years after it was introduced.  A good chunk of this is inevitable with something th…

This highly influential volume, now in a much-expanded second edition, delivers major advances for psychotherapy, all empirically grounded in memory reconsolidation neuroscience. A great increase of therapeutic effectiveness can be gained, thanks to a clear map of the brain's innate core process of transformational change—a process that does not require use of any particular system or techniques and is therefore remarkably versatile. Twenty-six case examples show the decisive ending of a vast