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Low Cost MR Compatible Haptic Stimulation with Application to fMRI Neurofeedback

Young, Kymberly D. and Prause, Nicole and Lazzaro, Sarah and Siegle, Greg J. (2020) Low Cost MR Compatible Haptic Stimulation with Application to fMRI Neurofeedback. Brain Sciences, 10 (11). p. 790. ISSN 2076-3425

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Abstract

The most common feedback displays in the fMRI environment are visual, e.g., in which participants try to increase or decrease the level of a thermometer. However, haptic feedback is increasingly valued in computer interaction tasks, particularly for real-time fMRI feedback. fMRI-neurofeedback is a clinical intervention that has not yet taken advantage of this trend. Here we describe a low-cost, user-friendly, MR-compatible system that can provide graded haptic vibrotactile stimulation in an initial application to fMRI neurofeedback. We also present a feasibility demonstration showing that we could successfully set up the system and obtain data in the context of a neurofeedback paradigm. We conclude that vibrotactile stimulation using this low-cost system is a viable method of feedback presentation, and encourage neurofeedback researchers to incorporate this type of feedback into their studies.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Young, Kymberly D.youngk@pitt.eduyoungk
Prause, Nicole
Lazzaro, Sarah
Siegle, Greg J.gsiegle@pitt.edugsiegle
Date: 28 October 2020
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Brain Sciences
Volume: 10
Number: 11
Publisher: MDPI AG
Page Range: p. 790
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.3390/brainsci10110790
Schools and Programs: School of Medicine > Psychiatry
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: fMRI neurofeedback, haptic, vibration, amygdala
ISSN: 2076-3425
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110790
Funders: National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health, Western Psychiatric Neuroimaging Pilot Program.
Article Type: Research Article
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2021 19:40
Last Modified: 04 Jun 2021 19:40
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/41216

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