Featured Publications
Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial
Zhao Z, Duek O, Seidemann R, Gordon C, Walsh C, Romaker E, Koller W, Horvath M, Awasthi J, Wang Y, O’Brien E, Fichtenholtz H, Hampson M, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 177. PMID: 37230984, PMCID: PMC10209552, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02467-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderControl groupAmygdala activityPTSD treatmentDouble-blind clinical trialStress disorderDouble-blind trialSecondary outcome measurementsTrauma recallNeurofeedback trainingGreater improvementAmygdala controlsPotential clinical applicationsSymptom scoresActive groupClinical trialsTreatment successOutcome measurementsTrauma scriptsSymptom reductionNeurofeedback interventionPTSD symptomsFMRI neurofeedbackAmygdalaNeural markers
2023
Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial
Rance M, Zhao Z, Zaboski B, Kichuk S, Romaker E, Koller W, Walsh C, Harris-Starling C, Wasylink S, Adams T, Gruner P, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial. Psychiatry Research 2023, 328: 115458. PMID: 37722238, PMCID: PMC10695074, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior prefrontal cortexControl groupDouble-blind clinical trialDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureCompulsive disorderHarm/checkingMechanism of actionYale-Brown ObsessiveSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackActive groupClinical trialsOutcome measuresPrimary symptomsSymptom ScaleObsessive-compulsive symptomsPrefrontal cortexSymptomsTraining protocolGreater reductionSignificant differencesPatientsSham feedbackProtocol description for a randomized controlled trial of fMRI neurofeedback for tics in adolescents with Tourette Syndrome
Awasthi J, Harris-Starling C, Kalvin C, Pittman B, Park H, Bloch M, Fernandez T, Sukhodolsky D, Hampson M. Protocol description for a randomized controlled trial of fMRI neurofeedback for tics in adolescents with Tourette Syndrome. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 336: 111692. PMID: 37673711, PMCID: PMC10722977, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111692.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTourette syndromeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStudy protocolChronic tic disorderSupplementary motor areaLower functional connectivityMagnetic resonance imagingResearch study protocolLarge trialsClinical trialsTic disordersMotor areaBrain areasControl groupResonance imagingBrain regionsNew trialsFunctional connectivityNeurofeedback interventionFMRI neurofeedbackNF protocolTrialsNF studiesSyndromeIntervention
2022
Neurofeedback-guided kinesthetic motor imagery training in Parkinson’s disease: Randomized trial
Tinaz S, Kamel S, Aravala SS, Elfil M, Bayoumi A, Patel A, Scheinost D, Sinha R, Hampson M. Neurofeedback-guided kinesthetic motor imagery training in Parkinson’s disease: Randomized trial. NeuroImage Clinical 2022, 34: 102980. PMID: 35247729, PMCID: PMC8897714, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.102980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinesthetic motor imageryMotor function scoresMild Parkinson's diseaseParkinson's diseaseFunctional connectivityFunction scoresMI trainingSecondary clinical outcomesClinical outcome measuresRandomized clinical trialsWhole-brain functional connectivityPost-training changeFunctional connectivity strengthMotor imageryMotor imagery trainingDorsomedial frontal cortexDistinct neural circuitsClinical outcomesImaging outcomesSubjective improvementClinical trialsMotor functionMotor examFrontal cortexOutcome measures
2019
Effect of deactivation of activity patterns related to smoking cue reactivity on nicotine addiction
Bu J, Young KD, Hong W, Ma R, Song H, Wang Y, Zhang W, Hampson M, Hendler T, Zhang X. Effect of deactivation of activity patterns related to smoking cue reactivity on nicotine addiction. Brain 2019, 142: 1827-1841. PMID: 31135053, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cue reactivityReal-feedback groupBrain activity patternsCue reactivityEEG activity patternsCigarette cravingNicotine addictionSmoking behaviorNumber of cigarettesGold Standard ProgrammeRates of cigaretteNovel therapeutic approachesNicotine-dependent participantsNeurofeedback protocolActivity patternsSmoking amountCigarette smokingSmoking cessationClinical trialsSmoking cuesLong-term effectsNeurofeedback training sessionsTherapeutic approachesTherapeutic efficacyMonths