Neurofeedback
Feedback from brain activity, training protocols, and the studies needed to assess their effects.
The starting point
Neurofeedback research uses information about recorded brain activity as feedback. The important questions go beyond whether a signal changed: what was trained, what was compared, and whether the outcome matters outside the training session.
Questions in focus
- What signal is fed back, and how is successful training defined?
- What control condition separates specific effects from expectations or practice?
- Were meaningful outcomes measured independently and followed over time?
Further context
- Neurofeedback intervention development: opportunities and challengesNational Institute of Mental Health
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