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Project Number: | I21RX002588-01A1 |
| Title: | A Virtual World/Neurofeedback Real Time Functional MRI Approach to PTSD Treatment |
| Principal Investigator: | Ramiro Salas |
| Location: | Houston, TX |
| Congressional District Code: | 9 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | May 2018 - October 2020 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$199,373 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent, difficult to treat, and has very serious consequences for veterans and their families. Exposure therapy is commonly used and has positive results in a large percentage of cases, but improvements in therapeutic effects are sorely needed. We propose a novel strategy that uses a combination of state-of-the-art technologies to develop an improved exposure therapy approach. We plan to use a virtual reality experience (Virtual Iraq, in which pa... |