Changes in Brain Activation through Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Exposure to Virtual Reality: A Neuroimaging Study of Specific Phobia.

Yolanda Álvarez-PérezFrancisco RiveroManuel HerreroConrado ViñaAscensión FumeroMoisés Betancort Wenceslao Peñate

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

The efficacy of CBT + VRET was observed in the significant decrease in anxiety responses. However, the results of brain activity observed suggest that there was still a fear response in the brain, despite the significant decrease in subjective anxiety levels.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
sleep quality
resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
obsessive compulsive disorder
multiple sclerosis
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
deep brain stimulation