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NIRS-Based Neurofeedback Learning Systems for Controlling Activity of the Prefrontal Cortex

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Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXV

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The aim of this study was to develop a NIRS-based neurofeedback system to modulate activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). We evaluated the effectiveness of the system in terms of separability of changes in oxy-Hb and its derivative. Training with neurofeedback resulted in higher separability than training without neurofeedback or no training, suggesting that the neurofeedback system could enhance self-control of PFC activity. Interestingly, the dorsolateral PFC exhibited enhanced activity and high separability after neurofeedback training. These observations suggest that the neurofeedback system might be useful for training subjects to regulate emotions by self-control of dorsolateral PFC activity.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Optical Brain Engineering, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Kaoru Sakatani M.D., Ph.D., N. Takemoto & T. Tsujii

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

    K. Yanagisawa & H. Tsunashima

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Correspondence to Kaoru Sakatani M.D., Ph.D. .

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and iMinds Future Health Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Sabine Van Huffel  & Alexander Caicedo  & 

  2. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit KU Leuven, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium

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Sakatani, K., Takemoto, N., Tsujii, T., Yanagisawa, K., Tsunashima, H. (2013). NIRS-Based Neurofeedback Learning Systems for Controlling Activity of the Prefrontal Cortex. In: Van Huffel, S., Naulaers, G., Caicedo, A., Bruley, D.F., Harrison, D.K. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXXV. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 789. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7411-1_60

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