Exploring novel effective connectivity neurofeedback training for treatment of Fibromyalgia: A pilot randomised placebo controlled study
Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Fibromyalgia is a chronic primary pain condition contributing to significant disability worldwide. Neuroimaging studies have identified abnormal effective connectivity between cortical areas responsible for descending pain modulation and sensory components of pain experience [i.e., between pregenual anterior cingulate cortex (pgACC) and primary somatosensory cortex (S1) respectively]. Neurofeedback (NF), a brain-computer interface technique, can normalize dysfunctional brain activity, and thereby improve pain and function. The aim of this double-blinded randomised placebo-controlled pilot study was to investigate the safety, feasibility and acceptability of a novel electroencephalography-based neurofeedback (EEG-NF) training protocol, targeting effective connectivity from the pgACC to S1 in the alpha band and exploring its trend of effect on pain and function.
Author: Anderson, Lucy
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7198279916