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Amygdala real‐time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback for major depressive disorder: A review

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Young, Kymberly D., Zotev, Vadim, Phillips, Raquel, Misaki, Masaya, Drevets, Wayne C., Bodurka, Jerzy·2018·Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

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Advances in imaging technologies have allowed for the analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data in real‐time (rtfMRI), leading to the development of neurofeedback (nf) training. This rtfMRI‐nf training utilizes functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) tomographic localization capacity to allow a person to see and regulate the localized hemodynamic signal from his or her own brain. In this review, we summarize the results of several studies that have developed and applied neurofeedback training to healthy and depressed individuals with the amygdala as the neurofeedback target and the goal to increase the hemodynamic response during positive autobiographical memory recall. We review these studies and highlight some of the challenges and advances in developing an rtfMRI‐nf paradigm for broader use in psychiatric populations. The work described focuses on our line of research aiming to develop the rtfMRI‐nf into an intervention, and includes a discussion of the selection of a region of interest for feedback, selecting a control condition, behavioral and cognitive effects of training, and predicting which participants are most likely to respond well to training. While the results of these studies are encouraging and suggest the clinical potential of amygdala rtfMRI‐nf in alleviating symptoms of major depressive disorder, larger studies are warranted to confirm its efficacy.

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Authors
Young, K. D., Zotev, V., Phillips, R., Misaki, M., Drevets, W. C., & Bodurka, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Laureate Institute for Brain Research (US)
  • Janssen Research & Development (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
  • Young, Kymberly D.
  • Bodurka, Jerzy
Venue
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-05-21
Volume
72
Issue
7
Pages
466-481
ISSN
  • 1323-1316 (ISSN-L)
  • 1440-1819
OpenAlex
W2799758446
Cited by
83
References
99
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K99MH101235)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Keywords
real-time fMRI neurofeedback, amygdala, major depressive disorder, autobiographical memory recall, hemodynamic response, region of interest selection, control conditions, treatment response prediction, emotion regulation
MeSH terms
Amygdala, Major Depressive Disorder, Emotions, Hemodynamics, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mental Recall, Neurofeedback, Memory, Episodic

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