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Michelle Hampson, PhD

Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
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Director of real-time fMRI

Contact Info

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

PO Box 208042, Yale MRRC, TAC-N121

New Haven, CT 06520-8042

United States

About

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Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Director of real-time fMRI

Biography

After completing an undergraduate degree in Computing Science at the University of Alberta, Dr. Hampson did her graduate work in Boston University's Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, a department focused on computational neural network models of brain systems. She came to Yale as a postdoc to pursue her interests in human functional neuroimaging. During her postdoc, Dr. Hampson conducted some of the earliest studies of resting-state functional connectivity, validating the technique and relating resting-state functional connectivity measures to behavioral variables. Later, she turned her focus to using real-time fMRI neurofeedback for training people to control their brain activity patterns. She is interested in novel functional neuroimaging techniques and psychiatric applications of these techniques.

Appointments

Education & Training

PhD
Boston University (1999)
BS
University of Alberta, Computing Science (1993)

Research

Overview

1. We use neurofeedback of real-time fMRI data to train patients with tic disorders, OCD, PTSD, and borderline personality disorder to control clinically relevant brain activity patterns. An important question is whether this training can improve their symptoms.

2. We evaluate changes in resting state functional connectivity between brain areas before and after neurofeedback. This allows us to investigate how neurofeedback alters brain networks. Also, by correlating changes in brain connectivity with symptom changes, we can gain insight into the neural circuitry that gives rise to symptoms.


Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurofeedback; Neurosciences; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Psychiatry and Psychology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Video Games

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Michelle Hampson's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

  • fMRI Neurofeedback
    Hampson, M., editor. fMRI Neurofeedback. Published in 2021 by Academic Press, Elsevier, Inc., London, United Kingdom.
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Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    NSF

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    NIMH

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    Real-time Functional Imaging and Neurofeedback 2019 biennial meeting

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    Real-time Functional Imaging and Neurofeedback (rtFIN) 2022 biennial meeting

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    Potential for social influence via neurofeedback

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Contacts

Mailing Address

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

PO Box 208042, Yale MRRC, TAC-N121

New Haven, CT 06520-8042

United States