2023
Protocol 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 Original ResearchConceptsTourette 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 studiesSyndromeInterventionAmygdala 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
2019
Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Tics in Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome
Sukhodolsky DG, Walsh C, Koller WN, Eilbott J, Rance M, Fulbright RK, Zhao Z, Bloch MH, King R, Leckman JF, Scheinost D, Pittman B, Hampson M. Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Tics in Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 87: 1063-1070. PMID: 31668476, PMCID: PMC7015800, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaYale Global Tic Severity ScaleFunctional magnetic resonanceTic Severity ScaleReal-time functional magnetic resonanceTourette syndromeSeverity ScaleYale Global Tic Severity Scale-Total Tic ScoreTotal tic scorePrimary outcome measureSham control conditionReduction of ticsMagnetic resonanceSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackCrossover studyTic symptomsTic scoreOutcome measuresMotor areaSecondary measuresTic severityReal neurofeedbackEnd pointNeurofeedback intervention
2016
Neural Correlates of Success and Failure Signals During Neurofeedback Learning
Radua J, Stoica T, Scheinost D, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neural Correlates of Success and Failure Signals During Neurofeedback Learning. Neuroscience 2016, 378: 11-21. PMID: 27063101, PMCID: PMC5537049, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurofeedback signalFeedback learningMedial prefrontal/anterior cingulate cortexFeedback-driven learningPrecuneus/posterior cingulateClear adaptive valueDefault mode networkLevel-dependent responsesAnterior cingulate cortexOperant conditioning paradigmReduction of anxietyNeurofeedback learningNeural correlatesSignals of failureNeural processesNeurofeedback interventionConditioning paradigmNeurofeedback experimentsMode networkOrbitofrontal cortexCingulate cortexPosterior cingulateFunctional runsAbstract representationLearning