title: FRIEND Engine Framework: a real time neurofeedback client-server system for neuroimaging studies.
abstract: In this methods article, we present a new implementation of a recently reported FSL-integrated neurofeedback tool, the standalone version of "Functional Real-time Interactive Endogenous Neuromodulation and Decoding" (FRIEND). We will refer to this new implementation as the FRIEND Engine Framework. The framework comprises a client-server cross-platform solution for real time fMRI and fMRI/EEG neurofeedback studies, enabling flexible customization or integration of graphical interfaces, devices, and data processing. This implementation allows a fast setup of novel plug-ins and frontends, which can be shared with the user community at large. The FRIEND Engine Framework is freely distributed for non-commercial, research purposes.
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Basilio
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Griselda J
authors: GJ
authors: Garrido
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Center of Mathematics, Computation and Cognition, Universidade Federal do ABC Santo André, Brazil.
authors: João R
authors: JR
authors: Sato
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Sebastian
authors: S
authors: Hoefle
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Bruno R P
authors: BR
authors: Melo
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Fabricio A
authors: FA
authors: Pamplona
authors: Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.
authors: Roland
authors: R
authors: Zahn
authors: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit and Neuroinformatics Workgroup, D'Or Institute for Research and Education Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Moll
keywords: EEG; FSL; brain computer interface (BCI); neurofeedback; real-time fMRI