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ArticleBrain sciences2022

Improving Attention through Individualized fNIRS Neurofeedback Training: A Pilot Study.

Yue Gu, Liu Yang, He Chen, Wenzheng Liu, Zhenhu Liang

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  4. A Deep-Learning Empowered, Real-Time Processing Platform of fNIRS/DOT for Brain Computer Interfaces and Neurofeedback.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025
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Yue GuKey Laboratory of Computer Vision and System (Ministry of Education), School of Computer Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2425-7551
Liu YangKey Laboratory of Computer Vision and System (Ministry of Education), School of Computer Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
He ChenThe State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Wenzheng LiuKey Laboratory of Computer Vision and System (Ministry of Education), School of Computer Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
Zhenhu LiangInstitute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.

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Hebei Province Science and Technology Support Program 21372001DNational Natural Science Foundation of China 61806145National Natural Science Foundation of China 62073280Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hebei Province F2021203033
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Abstract

Attention is a particularly important indicator in life, as inattention can lead to many negative consequences. As a non-invasive intervention, real-time neurofeedback training can effectively enhance individuals' attention adjustment abilities. However, previous studies have neglected to consider differences among individuals. In this study, an individualized neurofeedback training (INT) method based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was proposed for attention improvement and compared with non-individualized neurofeedback training (NINT). The neurofeedback channels and thresholds were determined individually for each subject. Then, participants conducted four runs of neurofeedback training. Two attention tests (i.e., AX version of continuous performance task (AX-CPT) and attention network test (ANT)) were used to assess the performance of the neurofeedback training. The length of time that the two groups of participants continuously kept their oxygenated hemoglobin concentration above a threshold showed an increasing trend, and the improvement rate of the INT group was higher than that of the NINT group. The reaction times for both groups showed a downward trend, but the INT group declined more significantly. In the fNIRS data, it was observed that the activation degree of the INT group in the middle and dorsolateral prefrontal areas was higher than that of the NINT group. It is preliminarily proved that the proposed INT method can effectively improve the attention level, and its overall performance is better than that of the NINT method.

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attentionfunctional near-infrared spectroscopyindividualized neurofeedbacknon-individualized neurofeedback

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PMCPMC9312875

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