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In recent years, researchers have begun using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) not just to better understand the neural bases of psychiatric illness, but also for experimental treatment of depression, ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorder, and schizophrenia with real-time fMRI neurofeedback. But how well does it work?
MRI imaging neurofeedback imaging a type of biofeedback seems effective in treating some instances of mental illness, according to a new meta-analysis.
A new study finds some positive results for treating mental illness with an approach called real-time fMRI neurofeedback.
In recent years, researchers have begun using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) not just to better understand the neural bases of psychiatric illness, but also for experimental treatment of depression, ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorder, and schizophrenia with real-time fMRI neurofeedback.
“This training, known as neurofeedback, offers an exciting and novel treatment method for psychiatric illness.”
An fMRI is a noninvasive neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow. It relies on the fact that cerebral blood flow and neuron activation move in tandem: when a specific area of the brain is in use, blood flow to that region increases.