Modulation of functionally localized right insular cortex activity using real-time fMRI-based neurofeedback

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Berman, Brian D ^a,b   Horovitz, Silvina G ^b   Hallett, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Insular cortex; Neural modulation; Real time fMRI; Urges

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BLINKING; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

EID: 84886410404     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00638     Document Type: Article

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