NCT02692196

Fronto-limbic Functional Connectivity Via Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback

Voluntary Regulation of Fronto-limbic Functional Connectivity: A Proof-of-concept Real-time fMRI Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Real-time fMRI neurofeedback training induced volitional control of brain activity and connectivity could help individuals to gain better control over their emotions.

Detailed description

In the present proof-of-concept study, investigators plan to evaluate whether real-time fMRI neurofeedback training can enable individuals to gain volitional control over their fronto-limbic circuitry. Given that this circuitry has been abundantly implicated in emotional perception and regulation this could facilitate emotional control. Suitable participants underwent fronto-limbic connectivity feedback training and sham training in a cross over design. During both trainings participants are instructed to regulate the neural indices during feedback. We expect that receiving fronto-limbic feedback enhances emotion regulation during the training.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Real-time fMRI neurofeedback from Turbo Brain voyager (TBV) 3.2

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-11-01
• First posted: 2016-02-25
• Last updated: 2017-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China