Periodic Reporting for period 4 - STRESNET (Stress Resilience and Network-Feedback Training)
Período documentado: 2021-03-01 hasta 2022-08-31
Using these technologies, we found strong support for the core hypothesis that guided the project, namely that the acute stress response induces a shift in balance between large-scale brain networks. We showed how this shift is altered in individuals vulnerable for development of stress-related mental disorders, and how it predicts emotional responsiveness to stressors in real life. Finally, we showed that control over this stress-induced shift can be trained using biofeedback based on neural activity. Our results were disseminated at scientific conferences, seminars, summers schools, and in prominent international scientific journals. Our work has furthermore attracted substantial media attention (inter)nationally. The project team has furthermore actively reached out to the general public by organizing and participating in various public symposia, for instance on burnout and stress resilience.