Institute of Basic Medical Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
Department of Physical Therapy, Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung City 821, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 3;19(17):11037. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191711037.
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of neurofeedback training (NFT) of theta activity on working memory (WM) and episodic memory (EM) in healthy participants via a systematic review and meta-analysis. A total of 337 articles obtained from electronic databases were assessed; however, only 11 articles met the criteria for meta-analysis after manually screening and eliminating unnecessary studies. A meta-analysis calculating the Hedges' g effect size metric with 95% confidence intervals using random effects models was employed. Heterogeneity was estimated using I statistics. Theta NFT is effective in improving memory outcomes, including WM with a Hedges' g of 0.56 [0.10; 1.02] (I = 62.9% and = 0.02), and EM with a Hedges' g of 0.62 [0.13; 1.10] (I = 42.04% and = 0.01). Overall, the results suggest that theta NFT seems to be useful as nonpharmacological/adjunct training to improve WM and EM in healthy participants.
本研究的主要目的是通过系统评价和荟萃分析,调查θ活动神经反馈训练(NFT)对健康参与者的工作记忆(WM)和情景记忆(EM)的影响。从电子数据库中总共评估了 337 篇文章,但经过手动筛选和排除不必要的研究后,只有 11 篇文章符合荟萃分析的标准。使用随机效应模型计算了 Hedges'g 效应量的 95%置信区间的荟萃分析。使用 I 统计量估计异质性。θ NFT 可有效改善记忆结果,包括 WM 的 Hedges'g 为 0.56 [0.10; 1.02](I = 62.9%, = 0.02),EM 的 Hedges'g 为 0.62 [0.13; 1.10](I = 42.04%, = 0.01)。总的来说,结果表明,θ NFT 似乎可作为非药物/辅助训练,以改善健康参与者的 WM 和 EM。