Real-time fMRI neurofeedback training induced volitional control of brain activity and connectivity could help individuals to gain better control over their emotions.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
24
School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Neural indices of training success
Time frame: three days
Training-induced changes in emotion related processing
The scores of visual analogue scale assessing individuals' anxiety level will be compared between before and after training within each group as well as between twe groups after training
Time frame: three days
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