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Advances in fMRI Real-Time Neurofeedback

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Watanabe, Takeo, Sasaki, Yuka, Shibata, Kazuhisa, Kawato, Mitsuo·2017·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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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.

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  • fMRI can be used as the treatment itself via real-time neurofeedback, with training adapted to personalized pathology.

    “An additional possibility would be to use fMRI as the treatment itself, by using real-time measures of brain activity as a source of neurofeedback: patients could be trained to directly modulate their own brain activity, with the training technique adapted to their personalized version of pathology.113”

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Authors
Watanabe, T., Sasaki, Y., Shibata, K., & Kawato, M.
Affiliations
  • Brown University (US)
  • Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (JP)
Corresponding author
Kawato, Mitsuo
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-12
Volume
21
Issue
12
Pages
997-1010
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2763386556
Cited by
242
References
79
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1
FWCI
2.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2018-08-01)
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  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H04789)
  • National Science Foundation (BCS 1539717)
  • Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  • Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
  • National Institutes of Health (R01EY019466)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
fMRI neurofeedback, biofeedback, extrinsic rewards, multivariate analysis, functional connectivity, behavior modification
MeSH terms
Brain, Brain Mapping, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurofeedback

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