PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Voráčková, Veronika
AU  - Španiel, Filip
AU  - Mohr, Pavel
AU  - Rodriguez, Mabel
TI  - EEG biofeedback in patients with schizophrenia: another possibility to influence cognitive deficit?
DP  - 2016 Mar 31
TA  - Cognitive Remediation Journal
PG  - 3--15
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/crj.2016.001
IS  - 18057225
AB  - This paper reviews the application of the EEG-biofeedback in the treatment of schizophrenia, with a focus on cognitive function. EEG biofeedback is a type of neurofeedback, that allows the deliberate influence brain activity through real EEG record. The patient is an active participant in his own treatment, which is an important fact for cognitive remediation. We present the summary of abnormalities in EEG record in schizophrenia patients. We also bring forward detailed description of up to date studies using the EEG-biofeedback in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders, and we focus on the drawbacks of these studies. At the end of the review we try to summarize the benefits of EEG-biofeedback.