ArticleNeurophotonics2017
Optical-imaging-based neurofeedback to enhance therapeutic intervention in adolescents with autism: methodology and initial data.
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- A systematic review of studies that used NIRS to measure neural activation during emotion processing in healthy individuals.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- The Potential of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy-Based Neurofeedback-A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Best Practice.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
- fNIRS-based neurofeedback targeting the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) in children at familial risk for substance use disorder and/or severe mental illness: a proof-of-concept study from eastern India.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- A Review of Therapeutic Approaches for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- From lab to life: challenges and perspectives of fNIRS for haemodynamic-based neurofeedback in real-world environments.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Review
- Feasibility study of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in the ventral visual pathway for real-life applications.Neurophotonics · 2024Article
- Paving the Way for Memory Enhancement: Development and Examination of a Neurofeedback System Targeting the Medial Temporal Lobe.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Current opinions on the present and future use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in psychiatry.Neurophotonics · 2023Article
- [Neurofeedback technology based on functional near infrared spectroscopy imaging and its applications].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2022Article
- Clinical Applications of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders.Soa--ch'ongsonyon chongsin uihak = Journal of child & adolescent psychiatry · 2021Review
- Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Neurofeedback Enhances Human Spatial Memory.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Subject-independent decoding of affective states using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.PloS one · 2021Article
- Optical brain imaging and its application to neurofeedback.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2021Review
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy-informed neurofeedback: regional-specific modulation of lateral orbitofrontal activation and cognitive flexibility.Neurophotonics · 2019Article
- Neurobiological Aspects of Face Recognition: The Role of Oxytocin.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2018Review
- Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to the Study of Brain Function in Humans and Animal Models.Molecules and cells · 2017Review
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Abstract
Impaired facial processing may contribute to social dysfunction in certain individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Prior studies show that electroencephalogram-based and functional magnetic resonance imaging-based neurofeedback might help some individuals with ASD learn to modulate regional brain activity and thus reduce symptoms. Here, we report for the first time the feasibility of employing functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)-based neurofeedback training in children with ASD. We developed a method to study physiological self-regulation of oxy-hemoglobin using real-time feedback. The paradigm is illustrated with initial data from four subjects who engaged in a facial-identity recognition training program during which an implicit reinforcement was given based on the participant's brain activity and behavioral performance. Two participants had a confirmed diagnosis of ASD, and the other two were typically developing (TD). One participant with ASD and one TD participant received real-feedback (real-FB) during the training, whereas the other two received sham-feedback (sham-FB). After five training sessions, the subjects who received real-FB showed more improvement in facial recognition performance compared with those receiving sham-FB, particularly in the participant with ASD. These results suggest fNIRS-based neurofeedback could enhance therapeutic intervention in children with ASD.
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