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
2015
Meditation leads to reduced default mode network activity beyond an active task
Garrison KA, Zeffiro TA, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Brewer JA. Meditation leads to reduced default mode network activity beyond an active task. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2015, 15: 712-720. PMID: 25904238, PMCID: PMC4529365, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-015-0358-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkDefault mode network activityBrain activation patternsDefault mode processingActive cognitive taskMode networkCognitive tasksActive tasksActivation patternsSelf-related thinkingDefault-mode activityPosterior cingulate/precuneusLong-term meditationAnterior cingulate cortexPrevious imaging studiesEffortful taskCentral neural processesNeural processesTask interactionBrain networksCingulate cortexNetwork activityMeditationReduced activation
2013
Real-time fMRI links subjective experience with brain activity during focused attention
Garrison KA, Scheinost D, Worhunsky PD, Elwafi HM, Thornhill TA, Thompson E, Saron C, Desbordes G, Kober H, Hampson M, Gray JR, Constable RT, Papademetris X, Brewer JA. Real-time fMRI links subjective experience with brain activity during focused attention. NeuroImage 2013, 81: 110-118. PMID: 23684866, PMCID: PMC3729617, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time fMRIPosterior cingulate cortexBrain activitySubjective experienceFocused attentionCingulate cortexCognitive neuroscience researchFocused attention taskOngoing subjective experienceFeedback graphsOwn brain activityDefault mode networkAttention taskNeural processesIntrospective awarenessOngoing taskRt-fMRIAffective functionsExperienced meditatorsMode networkNovel contextNeuroscience researchMeditatorsBrain imagingObjective measures