Cross-brain neurofeedback: scientific concept and experimental platform

PLoS One. 2013 May 17;8(5):e64590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064590. Print 2013.

Abstract

The present study described a new type of multi-person neurofeedback with the neural synchronization between two participants as the direct regulating target, termed as "cross-brain neurofeedback." As a first step to implement this concept, an experimental platform was built on the basis of functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and was validated with a two-person neurofeedback experiment. This novel concept as well as the experimental platform established a framework for investigation of the relationship between multiple participants' cross-brain neural synchronization and their social behaviors, which could provide new insight into the neural substrate of human social interactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Models, Biological*
  • Neurofeedback / instrumentation*
  • Neurofeedback / methods*
  • Social Behavior*
  • Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30970773, 31221003), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-11-0046) and the Foundational Research Funds for the Central Universities. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.