title: Real-time fMRI neurofeedback: progress and challenges.
abstract: In February of 2012, the first international conference on real time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rtfMRI) neurofeedback was held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland. This review summarizes progress in the field, introduces current debates, elucidates open questions, and offers viewpoints derived from the conference. The review offers perspectives on study design, scientific and clinical applications, rtfMRI learning mechanisms and future outlook.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, (ETH), Zurich CH-8092, Switzerland. jamessulzer@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sulzer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scharnowski
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weiskopf
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Birbaumer
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Blefari
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bruehl
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: DeCharms
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gassert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goebel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Herwig
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: LaConte
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luft
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seifritz
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sitaram
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D058765:Neurofeedback / Q000379:methods*
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