Reducing PTSD symptoms through unconscious intervention (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)

This study demonstrates that subliminally presenting trauma-related images during an eye-movement exercise can effectively alleviate PTSD symptoms while bypassing the distress of conscious exposure.

Bilateral rhythmic stimulation as a possible modulator of meningeal lymphatic flow: A regulatory T cell-centered neuroimmune hypothesis of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience)

This study proposes that bilateral rhythmic stimulation in EMDR may influence long-term brain and behavior changes by altering autonomic balance and neuroimmune interactions—particularly involving regulatory T cells—offering a testable framework for future research.

Can vibratory bilateral stimulation reduce the emotionality and vividness of negative autobiographical memories? (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

This study tested the effect of vibratory bilateral stimulation (VBS), or pulses felt in each hand, on the emotionality and vividness of autobiographical negative memories in healthy participants.

DRAFT – CHECK BACK MARCH FOR PEER REVIEW It is not the shimmy, it is the shift: Differential effects of valence shift type and stimulation mode during a simulated EMDR session in PTSD patients and healthy controls (Health Sciences – Preprint)

Mechanism-of-action studies on EMDR have so far focused mainly on the presumed active component of bilateral stimulation (BLS). In this pilot study, a further potential working mechanism was examined for the first time, involving stimulation-induced changes in emotional valence.

Bilateral stimulation: Differential effects in EEG and peripheral physiology (BJPsych Open)

This study examined the physiological effects of visual and tactile BLS on frontal electroencephalography (EEG) activity and autonomic arousal in patients with PTSD and healthy controls.

The EMDR-PRECI: advancing neurobiological insights into PTSD through fMRI in women with cancer (Mexican Journal of Neuroscience)

This research aims to explore the neurobiological conditions associated with PTSD diagnosis in women with cancer and PTSD-related diagnoses using EMDR-PRECI group protocol.

Protocolo EMDR-PRECI: avances neurobiológicos en el TEPT a través de estudios de RMf en mujeres con cáncer (Revista Mexicana de Neurociencia)

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo explorar las condiciones neurobiológicas asociadas con el diagnóstico de TEPT en mujeres con cáncer y diagnósticos relacionados con TEPT utilizando el protocolo grupal EMDR-PRECI.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A pilot blinded, randomized study of stimulation type (Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics)

PTSD patients received EMDR with 3 different stimulations: intermittent alternating right-left, intermittent simultaneous bilateral & continuous bilateral.

Eye movements desensitization and reprocessing with finger movements and Elite mobile health software on guilt feeling of parents of children with autism: A randomized trial (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing)

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the impact of different ways to reduce guilt in parents of autistic children, including EMDR therapy.

Apples and oranges: PTSD patients and healthy individuals are not comparable in their subjective and physiological responding to emotion induction and bilateral stimulation (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study compared the response of patients with and without PTSD to bilateral stimulation in areas of emotion, cognition, and physiological response.

Arts-Informed EMDR: A Continuum of Resourcing Practices from Bilateral Artmaking to Visual Journaling

Arts therapy and Phase 2 from five EMDR therapists who have integrated art therapy practices into their approach to EMDR.

Clinical observations of online EMDR: The imperative for research on bilateral stimulation techniques (Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine)

Clinical observations of online EMDR: The imperative for research on bilateral stimulation techniques.