/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8443/all en /newsroom/channels/news/are-eeg-neurofeedback-benefits-due-placebo-effects-261120 <p>Neurofeedback using electroencephalograpy boasts thousands of practitioners and appears to both improve normal brain function and alleviate a wide variety of mental disorders – from anxiety to alcoholism. But after examining the scientific literature and consulting experts in Europe and the U.S., Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers Robert Thibault and Amir Raz conclude that clinical improvements from this increasingly popular alternative therapy are due to placebo effects.</p> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:29:41 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25936 at /newsroom