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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing

"Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

A technique that induces the processing of disturbing memories and experiences, by stimulating neural mechanisms that are similar to those activated during REM sleep. The technique consists of eye movements following side-to-side movements of the index and middle fingers, or the alternate tapping of the hands on the knees. This procedure triggers the processing of information, thus facilitating the connection of neural networks.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 6 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2010 and 2012 and 2017 and 2018 and 2021 and 2022
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