Abstract #2074
Factors influencing learning to self-regulate brain activity using real-time fMRI: comparison between conscious strategy and contingent feedback
Pradyumna Seplveda 1,2 , Ranganatha Sitaram 3,4 , Mohit Rana 3,5 , Toms Ossandn 6 , Marcelo Anda 1,7 , Cristin Montalba 1 , Sergio Uribe 1,7 , Pablo Irarrzaval 1,2 , Sergio Ruiz 4,6 , and Cristin Tejos 1,2
1
Biomedical Imaging Center, Pontificia
Universidad Catlica de Chile, Santiago, Chile,
2
Department
of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad
Catlica de Chile, Santiago, Chile,
3
Department
of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida, United States,
4
Institute
of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology,
University of Tbingen, Tbingen, Germany,
5
Graduate
School of Neural & Behavioural Sciences, International
Max Planck Research School, University of Tbingen,
Tbingen, Germany,
6
Department of Psychiatry,
Faculty of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Center for
Neuroscience, Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile,
Santiago, Chile,
7
Radiology
Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad
Catlica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Healthy subjects and patients can self-regulate brain
activity locally or globally using real time fMRI
neurofeedback (rtfMRI NF), often accompanied by
observable behavioral changes. Furthermore, new
therapeutic and research applications have encouraged a
growing number of studies using rtfMRI NF. Despite the
interest, the relevance of different factors in the
self-regulation learning process is yet to be known. In
this study we compared the influence of using a
conscious mental strategy during neurofeedback versus
pure contingent feedback. Results indicate that the use
of a conscious strategy does not necessarily improve
learning with respect to only NF.
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