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Advances in fMRI Real-Time Neurofeedback

Year: 2017

Type: review

Abstract: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback in which real-time online fMRI signals are used to self-regulate brain function. Since its advent in 2003 significant progress has been made in fMRI neurofeedback techniques. Specifically, the use of implicit protocols, external rewards, multivariate analysis, and connectivity analysis has allowed neuroscientists to explore a possible causal involvement of modified brain activity in modified behavior. These techniques have also been integrated into groundbreaking new neurofeedback technologies, specifically decoded neurofeedback (DecNef) and functional connectivity-based neurofeedback (FCNef). By modulating neural activity and behavior, DecNef and FCNef have substantially advanced both basic and clinical research.

Source: Trends in Cognitive Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.09.010

Authors: Takeo Watanabe, Yuka Sasaki, Kazuhisa Shibata, Mitsuo Kawato

Institutions: Brown University, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Nagoya University

Language: English

Topic: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $7,030